diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/admin/ProjectInfoScreen.java b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/admin/ProjectInfoScreen.java
index b09fc0bfe2..144a152373 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/admin/ProjectInfoScreen.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/admin/ProjectInfoScreen.java
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ public class ProjectInfoScreen extends ProjectScreen {
       textBox.setValue(param.value());
       addWidget(g, textBox, param);
     }
+    if (textBox.getValue().length() > textBox.getVisibleLength()) {
+      textBox.setVisibleLength(textBox.getValue().length());
+    }
     saveEnabler.listenTo(textBox);
     return textBox;
   }