diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index 2f0333da0..3e8f19e30 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -501,7 +501,15 @@ def upgrade_changeset(struct, params \\ %{}, remote? \\ false) do
 
     params = Map.put(params, :last_refreshed_at, NaiveDateTime.utc_now())
 
-    params = if remote?, do: truncate_fields_param(params), else: params
+    params =
+      if remote? do
+        params
+        |> truncate_fields_param()
+        |> truncate_if_exists(:name, name_limit)
+        |> truncate_if_exists(:bio, bio_limit)
+      else
+        params
+      end
 
     struct
     |> cast(
diff --git a/test/user_test.exs b/test/user_test.exs
index e63c44360..368bdae12 100644
--- a/test/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/user_test.exs
@@ -570,7 +570,10 @@ test "returns nil for nonexistant local user" do
       assert fetched_user == "not found nonexistant"
     end
 
+    clear_config([:instance, :user_bio_length])
+
     test "updates an existing user, if stale" do
+      Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :user_bio_length], 1)
       a_week_ago = NaiveDateTime.add(NaiveDateTime.utc_now(), -604_800)
 
       orig_user =
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
index c418232da..153adc703 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
@@ -310,7 +310,11 @@ test "cached purged after activity deletion", %{conn: conn} do
   end
 
   describe "/inbox" do
+    clear_config([:instance, :user_bio_length])
+
     test "it inserts an incoming activity into the database", %{conn: conn} do
+      Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :user_bio_length], 1)
+
       data = File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-post-activity.json") |> Poison.decode!()
 
       conn =
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/suggestion_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/suggestion_controller_test.exs
index 8d0e70db8..f120bd0cd 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/suggestion_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/suggestion_controller_test.exs
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.SuggestionControllerTest do
   use Pleroma.Web.ConnCase
 
-  alias Pleroma.Config
-
   setup do: oauth_access(["read"])
 
   test "returns empty result", %{conn: conn} do