diff --git a/gluon/scheduler.py b/gluon/scheduler.py
index 2dea4efe..95820ffa 100644
--- a/gluon/scheduler.py
+++ b/gluon/scheduler.py
@@ -480,7 +480,8 @@ class Scheduler(MetaScheduler):
             Field('function_name',
                   requires=IS_IN_SET(sorted(self.tasks.keys()))
                   if self.tasks else DEFAULT),
-            Field('uuid', requires=IS_NOT_IN_DB(db, 'scheduler_task.uuid'),
+            Field('uuid', length=255,
+                  requires=IS_NOT_IN_DB(db, 'scheduler_task.uuid'),
                   unique=True, default=web2py_uuid),
             Field('args', 'text', default='[]', requires=TYPE(list)),
             Field('vars', 'text', default='{}', requires=TYPE(dict)),
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@ class Scheduler(MetaScheduler):
 
         db.define_table(
             'scheduler_worker',
-            Field('worker_name', unique=True),
+            Field('worker_name', length=255, unique=True),
             Field('first_heartbeat', 'datetime'),
             Field('last_heartbeat', 'datetime'),
             Field('status', requires=IS_IN_SET(WORKER_STATUS)),