diff --git a/libfetch/fetch.h b/libfetch/fetch.h
index 3075486..66b77f4 100644
--- a/libfetch/fetch.h
+++ b/libfetch/fetch.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #define URL_HOSTLEN 255
 #define URL_SCHEMELEN 16
 #define URL_USERLEN 256
-#define URL_PWDLEN 256
+#define URL_PWDLEN 1024
 
 typedef struct fetchIO fetchIO;