diff --git a/DataReader/SequenceReader/SequenceParser.h b/DataReader/SequenceReader/SequenceParser.h
index 1226aaaf5..b216691df 100644
--- a/DataReader/SequenceReader/SequenceParser.h
+++ b/DataReader/SequenceReader/SequenceParser.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-#define MAXSTRING 2048
+#define MAXSTRING 8192
 // UCI label location types
 enum LabelMode
 {