diff --git a/public/v2/apps/influxdb.json b/public/v2/apps/influxdb.json
index f76736b..eb76c9c 100644
--- a/public/v2/apps/influxdb.json
+++ b/public/v2/apps/influxdb.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "captainVersion": "2",
     "documentation": "Taken from https://hub.docker.com/_/influxdb",
     "displayName": "InfluxDb",
-    "description": "InfluxDB is a time series database built from the ground up to handle high write and query loads. InfluxDB is meant to be used as a backing store for any use case involving large amounts of timestamped data, including DevOps monitoring, application metrics, IoT sensor data, and real-time analytics.",
+    "description": "InfluxDB is a time series database. It stores large amounts of timestamped data, including DevOps monitoring, application metrics, IoT sensor data, and real-time analytics.",
     "isOfficial": true,
     "dockerCompose": {
         "version": "3.3",
diff --git a/scripts/validate_apps.js b/scripts/validate_apps.js
index 5923fac..425caf1 100644
--- a/scripts/validate_apps.js
+++ b/scripts/validate_apps.js
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
                      throw new Error(`Cannot find description for ${apps[i]}`);
                  }
 
+                 if (content.caproverOneClickApp.description.length > 200) {
+                     throw new Error(`Description too long for ${apps[i]}  - keep it below 200 chars`);
+                 }
+
                  if (!content.caproverOneClickApp.instructions ||
                      !content.caproverOneClickApp.instructions.start ||
                      !content.caproverOneClickApp.instructions.end) {
@@ -106,6 +110,9 @@
                  if (!content.description) {
                      throw new Error(`Cannot find description for ${apps[i]}`);
                  }
+                 if (content.description.length > 200) {
+                     throw new Error(`Description too long for ${apps[i]}  - keep it below 200 chars`);
+                 }
 
                  const logoFileName = apps[i] + '.png';