diff --git a/app/Models/Supplier.php b/app/Models/Supplier.php
index 72717f754..439fb4273 100755
--- a/app/Models/Supplier.php
+++ b/app/Models/Supplier.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Supplier extends SnipeModel
         'address'           => 'min:3|max:50',
         'address2'          => 'min:2|max:50',
         'city'              => 'min:3|max:255',
-        'state'             => 'min:0|max:2',
+        'state'             => 'min:0|max:32',
         'country'           => 'min:0|max:2',
         'fax'               => 'min:7|max:20',
         'phone'             => 'min:7|max:20',
diff --git a/database/migrations/2016_12_07_173720_increase_size_of_state_in_suppliers.php b/database/migrations/2016_12_07_173720_increase_size_of_state_in_suppliers.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c1468d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2016_12_07_173720_increase_size_of_state_in_suppliers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class IncreaseSizeOfStateInSuppliers extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('suppliers', function ($table) {
+            $table->string('state', 32)->nullable()->default(null)->change();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('suppliers', function ($table) {
+            $table->string('state', 2)->nullable()->default(null)->change();
+        });
+    }
+}