diff --git a/src/ui/lib/zcl_abapgit_html_form_utils.clas.abap b/src/ui/lib/zcl_abapgit_html_form_utils.clas.abap
index b5d734366..edf235c6b 100644
--- a/src/ui/lib/zcl_abapgit_html_form_utils.clas.abap
+++ b/src/ui/lib/zcl_abapgit_html_form_utils.clas.abap
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_html_form_utils IMPLEMENTATION.
     DATA:
       lt_fields TYPE zif_abapgit_html_form=>ty_fields,
       lv_value  TYPE string,
-      lv_number TYPE i.
+      lv_number TYPE p LENGTH 16 DECIMALS 0.
 
     FIELD-SYMBOLS <ls_field> LIKE LINE OF lt_fields.
 
diff --git a/src/ui/pages/sett/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_sett_glob.clas.abap b/src/ui/pages/sett/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_sett_glob.clas.abap
index 130ce0555..0dbcc1b94 100644
--- a/src/ui/pages/sett/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_sett_glob.clas.abap
+++ b/src/ui/pages/sett/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_sett_glob.clas.abap
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_gui_page_sett_glob IMPLEMENTATION.
       iv_required    = abap_true
       iv_label       = 'Maximum Length of Comment'
       iv_hint        = |At most { zcl_abapgit_settings=>c_commitmsg_comment_length_dft } characters|
-      iv_min         = zcl_abapgit_settings=>c_commitmsg_comment_length_dft
+      iv_min         = 1
+      iv_max         = 255
     )->text(
       iv_name        = c_id-commitmsg_comment_deflt
       iv_label       = 'Default Text For Comment'