diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/base.sql b/openerp/addons/base/base.sql
index 9b42bacd794..13f90d47e06 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/base.sql
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/base.sql
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ CREATE TABLE ir_module_module (
     website character varying(256),
     summary character varying(256),
     name character varying(128) NOT NULL,
-    author character varying(128),
+    author character varying,
     icon varchar,
     state character varying(16),
     latest_version character varying(64),