diff --git a/classes/Profile.php b/classes/Profile.php
index f926b2cef2..a34f4cf4bd 100644
--- a/classes/Profile.php
+++ b/classes/Profile.php
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@ class Profile extends Memcached_DataObject
     public $fullname;                        // varchar(255)  multiple_key
     public $profileurl;                      // varchar(255)
     public $homepage;                        // varchar(255)  multiple_key
-    public $bio;                             // varchar(140)  multiple_key
+    public $bio;                             // text()  multiple_key
     public $location;                        // varchar(255)  multiple_key
     public $created;                         // datetime()   not_null
     public $modified;                        // timestamp()   not_null default_CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
 
     /* Static get */
-    function staticGet($k,$v=null)
-    { return Memcached_DataObject::staticGet('Profile',$k,$v); }
+    function staticGet($k,$v=NULL) { return Memcached_DataObject::staticGet('Profile',$k,$v); }
 
     /* the code above is auto generated do not remove the tag below */
     ###END_AUTOCODE
diff --git a/classes/laconica.ini b/classes/laconica.ini
index a3ef82b4c3..de5979f358 100755
--- a/classes/laconica.ini
+++ b/classes/laconica.ini
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ nickname = 130
 fullname = 2
 profileurl = 2
 homepage = 2
-bio = 2
+bio = 34
 location = 2
 created = 142
 modified = 384