diff --git a/Z_UpgradeDatabase.php b/Z_UpgradeDatabase.php
index 9d2dcfbf5..0fcbaf43d 100644
--- a/Z_UpgradeDatabase.php
+++ b/Z_UpgradeDatabase.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function updateDBNo($NewNumber, $Description = '') {
 				echo '<tr>
 					<td><div class="expand_icon" id="expand_icon', $x, '"></div></td>
 					<td>', $UpdateNumber, '</td>
-					<td>', __('No descriptrion can be found for this update'), '</td>
+					<td>', __('Description not found'), '</td>
 				</tr>';
 			}
 			echo '<tr>
diff --git a/install/sql/tables/custitem.sql b/install/sql/tables/custitem.sql
index 817a8ebc5..b626a8497 100644
--- a/install/sql/tables/custitem.sql
+++ b/install/sql/tables/custitem.sql
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 CREATE TABLE `custitem` (
   `debtorno` char(10) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   `stockid` varchar(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  `cust_part` varchar(20) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  `cust_description` varchar(30) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  `cust_part` varchar(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  `cust_description` varchar(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   `customersuom` char(50) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   `conversionfactor` double NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
   PRIMARY KEY (`debtorno`,`stockid`),
diff --git a/sql/updates/51.php b/sql/updates/51.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff2fef245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/updates/51.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+// ChangeColumnSize($Column, $Table, $Type, $Null, $Default, $Size)
+ChangeColumnSize('cust_part', 'custitem',  'VARCHAR(64)', ' NOT NULL ', '', '64');
+ChangeColumnSize('cust_description', 'custitem', 'VARCHAR(255)', ' NOT NULL ', '', '255');
+
+if ($_SESSION['Updates']['Errors'] == 0) {
+  UpdateDBNo(basename(__FILE__, '.php'), __('Increase customer part and description size'), true);
+}