diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/framework/configuration/InputForm.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/framework/configuration/InputForm.java
index c97a5de9..d5cbeec4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/framework/configuration/InputForm.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/framework/configuration/InputForm.java
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
 @FormClass
 public class InputForm {
 
-  @Input(size = 50) public String inputDirectory;
+  @Input(size = 255) public String inputDirectory;
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/framework/configuration/OutputForm.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/framework/configuration/OutputForm.java
index 1b2cec70..3cb9499d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/framework/configuration/OutputForm.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/framework/configuration/OutputForm.java
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ public class OutputForm {
 
   @Input public OutputFormat outputFormat;
 
-  @Input(size = 25) public String outputDirectory;
+  @Input(size = 255) public String outputDirectory;
 }