diff --git a/blog/models.py b/blog/models.py
index dc30cff..31e23a3 100644
--- a/blog/models.py
+++ b/blog/models.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class BlogPageTag(TaggedItemBase):
 
 class BlogPage(Page):
     date = models.DateField("Post date")
-    intro = models.CharField(max_length=250)
+    intro = models.TextField()
     body = StreamField(
         BlogPostBlock(),
         blank=True,