diff --git a/panel-plugin/netload.c b/panel-plugin/netload.c
index 95811df..adf9098 100644
--- a/panel-plugin/netload.c
+++ b/panel-plugin/netload.c
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@
 static gchar* DEFAULT_COLOR[] = { "#FF4F00", "#FFE500" };
 
 #define UPDATE_TIMEOUT 250
-#define MAX_LENGTH 10
+#define MAX_NAME_LENGTH 10
+#define MAX_DEV_LENGTH 20
+#define MAX_VAL_LENGTH 10
 
 #define IN 0
 #define OUT 1
@@ -993,7 +995,7 @@ static void monitor_create_options(XfcePanelPlugin *plugin, t_global_monitor *gl
 
     global->monitor->opt_entry = gtk_entry_new();
     gtk_entry_set_max_length(GTK_ENTRY(global->monitor->opt_entry),
-                             MAX_LENGTH);
+                             MAX_NAME_LENGTH);
     gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(global->monitor->opt_entry),
                        global->monitor->options.label_text);
     gtk_widget_show(global->monitor->opt_entry);
@@ -1025,7 +1027,7 @@ static void monitor_create_options(XfcePanelPlugin *plugin, t_global_monitor *gl
     gtk_label_set_mnemonic_widget(GTK_LABEL(device_label),
                                   global->monitor->net_entry);
     gtk_entry_set_max_length(GTK_ENTRY(global->monitor->net_entry),
-                             MAX_LENGTH);
+                             MAX_DEV_LENGTH);
     gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(global->monitor->net_entry),
                        global->monitor->options.network_device);
     gtk_widget_show(global->monitor->opt_entry);
@@ -1092,7 +1094,7 @@ static void monitor_create_options(XfcePanelPlugin *plugin, t_global_monitor *gl
         global->monitor->max_entry[i] = gtk_entry_new();
         gtk_label_set_mnemonic_widget(GTK_LABEL(max_label[i]),
                                       global->monitor->max_entry[i]);
-        gtk_entry_set_max_length(GTK_ENTRY(global->monitor->max_entry[i]), MAX_LENGTH);
+        gtk_entry_set_max_length(GTK_ENTRY(global->monitor->max_entry[i]), MAX_VAL_LENGTH);
         
         g_snprintf( buffer, BUFSIZ, "%.2f", global->monitor->options.max[i] / 1024.0 );
         gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(global->monitor->max_entry[i]), buffer);