diff --git a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/resources/sql/taskana-schema.sql b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/resources/sql/taskana-schema.sql
index 9408dce45..2f2929e7a 100644
--- a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/resources/sql/taskana-schema.sql
+++ b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/resources/sql/taskana-schema.sql
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ CREATE TABLE TASKANA.WORKBASKET(
     DOMAIN VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
     TYPE VARCHAR(16) NOT NULL,
     DESCRIPTION VARCHAR(255) NULL,
-    OWNER VARCHAR(32) NULL,
+    OWNER VARCHAR(128) NULL,
     CUSTOM_1 VARCHAR(255) NULL,
     CUSTOM_2 VARCHAR(255) NULL,
     CUSTOM_3 VARCHAR(255) NULL,