diff --git a/Allura/allura/ext/admin/templates/project_tools.html b/Allura/allura/ext/admin/templates/project_tools.html
index a607cfd..0c8046d 100644
--- a/Allura/allura/ext/admin/templates/project_tools.html
+++ b/Allura/allura/ext/admin/templates/project_tools.html
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         </span>
         <span class="mount-point-name-rules subproject">
           A valid subproject mount point must begin with a letter, contain only letters,
-          numbers, and dashes, and be from 3-63 characters in length.
+          numbers, and dashes, and be from 3-15 characters in length.
         </span>
       </small>
     </div>
diff --git a/Allura/allura/lib/helpers.py b/Allura/allura/lib/helpers.py
index 691204a..9ddad18 100644
--- a/Allura/allura/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/Allura/allura/lib/helpers.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 
 # validates project, subproject, and user names
-re_project_name = re.compile(r'^[a-z][-a-z0-9]{2,62}$')
+re_project_name = re.compile(r'^[a-z][-a-z0-9]{2,14}$')
 
 # validates tool mount point names
 re_tool_mount_point = re.compile(r'^[a-z][-a-z0-9]{0,62}$')