diff --git a/src/Module/Admin/Accounts.php b/src/Module/Admin/Accounts.php
index 9b64fddc8..06e73be06 100644
--- a/src/Module/Admin/Accounts.php
+++ b/src/Module/Admin/Accounts.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Code\Module\Admin;
 
 use App;
 use Code\Lib\Account;
+use Code\Lib\AConfig;
 use Code\Lib\Channel;
 use Code\Lib\Time;
 use Code\Render\Theme;
@@ -131,6 +132,11 @@ class Accounts
             "SELECT account.*, register.hash from account left join register on account_id = register.uid where (account_flags & %d ) != 0 ",
             intval(ACCOUNT_PENDING)
         );
+        if ($pending) {
+            for ($count = 0; $count < count($pending); $count++) {
+                $pending[$count]['reason'] = AConfig::Get($pending[$count]['account_id'], 'register', 'reason', '');
+            }
+        }
 
         /* get accounts */
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Register.php b/src/Module/Register.php
index 1a78c3c55..6c1afaeba 100644
--- a/src/Module/Register.php
+++ b/src/Module/Register.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class Register extends Controller
             set_aconfig($result['account']['account_id'], 'register', 'permissions_role', $_REQUEST['permissions_role']);
         }
         if ($_REQUEST['reason']) {
-            set_aconfig($result['account']['account_id'], 'register', 'reason', trim(escape_tags($_REQUEST['reason'])));
+            set_aconfig($result['account']['account_id'], 'register', 'reason', substr(trim(escape_tags($_REQUEST['reason'])),0, 500));
         }
 
         // At this point the account has been created without error. Purge any error messages from prior failed registration