diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/KorapSearch.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/KorapSearch.java
index c25a34e..57a4ae6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/KorapSearch.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/KorapSearch.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     public class KorapSearchContext {
 	private boolean type = true;
 	private short length = 6;
-	private short maxLength = 12;
+	private short maxLength = 300;
 
 	public boolean isToken () {
 	    return this.type;