diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
index 0bbbabcb0..1dcc90241 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
@@ -107,18 +107,9 @@ impl PerformCrud for CreatePost {
       .thumbnail_url(thumbnail_url)
       .build();
 
-    let inserted_post = match Post::create(context.pool(), &post_form).await {
-      Ok(post) => post,
-      Err(e) => {
-        let err_type = if e.to_string() == "value too long for type character varying(200)" {
-          "post_title_too_long"
-        } else {
-          "couldnt_create_post"
-        };
-
-        return Err(LemmyError::from_error_message(e, err_type));
-      }
-    };
+    let inserted_post = Post::create(context.pool(), &post_form)
+      .await
+      .map_err(|e| LemmyError::from_error_message(e, "couldnt_create_post"))?;
 
     let inserted_post_id = inserted_post.id;
     let protocol_and_hostname = context.settings().get_protocol_and_hostname();
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
index 253340834..632bc5ae7 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
@@ -96,16 +96,9 @@ impl PerformCrud for EditPost {
       .build();
 
     let post_id = data.post_id;
-    let res = Post::update(context.pool(), post_id, &post_form).await;
-    if let Err(e) = res {
-      let err_type = if e.to_string() == "value too long for type character varying(200)" {
-        "post_title_too_long"
-      } else {
-        "couldnt_update_post"
-      };
-
-      return Err(LemmyError::from_error_message(e, err_type));
-    }
+    Post::update(context.pool(), post_id, &post_form)
+      .await
+      .map_err(|e| LemmyError::from_error_message(e, "couldnt_create_post"))?;
 
     build_post_response(
       context,
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/utils/validation.rs b/crates/utils/src/utils/validation.rs
index 7e09c5af8..347d791a8 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/utils/validation.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/utils/validation.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use url::Url;
 static VALID_ACTOR_NAME_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> =
   Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9_]{3,}$").expect("compile regex"));
 static VALID_POST_TITLE_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> =
-  Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r".*\S{3,}.*").expect("compile regex"));
+  Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r".*\S{3,200}.*").expect("compile regex"));
 static VALID_MATRIX_ID_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| {
   Regex::new(r"^@[A-Za-z0-9._=-]+:[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,}$").expect("compile regex")
 });