diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Config.h b/src/cpp/ripple/Config.h
index 11a6b8a1b..741e9a7ef 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Config.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Config.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #define VALIDATORS_FILE_NAME		"validators.txt"
 
 const int DOMAIN_BYTES_MAX				= 256;
-const int PUBLIC_BYTES_MAX				= 2048;		// Maximum bytes for an account public key.
+const int PUBLIC_BYTES_MAX				= 33;		// Maximum bytes for an account public key.
 
 const int SYSTEM_PEER_PORT				= 6561;
 const int SYSTEM_WEBSOCKET_PORT			= 6562;