diff --git a/actions/editapplication.php b/actions/editapplication.php
index 64cf0a5745..b25457069c 100644
--- a/actions/editapplication.php
+++ b/actions/editapplication.php
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class EditApplicationAction extends OwnerDesignAction
         } elseif (Oauth_application::descriptionTooLong($description)) {
             $this->showForm(sprintf(
                 _('Description is too long (max %d chars).'),
-                                    Oauth_application::maxDescription()));
+                                    Oauth_application::maxDesc()));
             return;
         } elseif (mb_strlen($source_url) > 255) {
             $this->showForm(_('Source URL is too long.'));
diff --git a/actions/newapplication.php b/actions/newapplication.php
index 0f819b3499..8b150c3151 100644
--- a/actions/newapplication.php
+++ b/actions/newapplication.php
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class NewApplicationAction extends OwnerDesignAction
         } elseif (Oauth_application::descriptionTooLong($description)) {
             $this->showForm(sprintf(
                 _('Description is too long (max %d chars).'),
-                Oauth_application::maxDescription()));
+                Oauth_application::maxDesc()));
             return;
         } elseif (empty($source_url)) {
             $this->showForm(_('Source URL is required.'));