diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Jobs/UpdateRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Jobs/UpdateRequest.php
index 86b91f8..67728c4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Jobs/UpdateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Jobs/UpdateRequest.php
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Requests\Jobs;
 
-use App\Http\Requests\Request;
 use App\Entities\Projects\Project;
+use App\Http\Requests\Request;
 
 class UpdateRequest extends Request
 {
@@ -26,12 +26,22 @@ class UpdateRequest extends Request
      */
     public function rules()
     {
-        return [
-            'name'        => 'required|max:60',
-            'price'       => 'required|numeric',
-            'worker_id'   => 'required|numeric',
-            'type_id'     => 'required|numeric',
-            'description' => 'max:255',
+        $rules = [
+            'name'      => 'required|max:60',
+            'price'     => 'required|numeric',
+            'worker_id' => 'required|numeric',
+            'type_id'   => 'required|numeric',
         ];
+
+        //Allow for flexibility instead of optionless hard-coded value for "description". This is
+        //achieved using environmental variable.
+        //A value of zero (0) will mean "no limit"
+
+        $char_len_job_description = intval(env("CHAR_LEN_JOB_DESCRIPTION", 255));
+        if ($char_len_job_description > 0) {
+            $rules["description"] = "max:$char_len_job_description";
+        }
+
+        return $rules;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Projects/UpdateRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Projects/UpdateRequest.php
index dee3281..eee90ac 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Projects/UpdateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Projects/UpdateRequest.php
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Requests\Projects;
 
-use App\Http\Requests\Request;
 use App\Entities\Projects\Project;
+use App\Http\Requests\Request;
 
 class UpdateRequest extends Request
 {
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ class UpdateRequest extends Request
      */
     public function rules()
     {
-        return [
+        $rules = [
             'name'           => 'required|max:50',
-            'description'    => 'nullable|max:255',
             'proposal_date'  => 'nullable|date|date_format:Y-m-d',
             'proposal_value' => 'nullable|numeric',
             'start_date'     => 'nullable|date|date_format:Y-m-d',
@@ -38,5 +37,16 @@ class UpdateRequest extends Request
             'customer_id'    => 'nullable|numeric',
             'status_id'      => 'required|numeric',
         ];
+
+        //Allow for flexibility instead of optionless hard-coded value for "description". This is
+        //achieved using environmental variable.
+        //A value of zero (0) will mean "no limit"
+
+        $char_len_project_description = intval(env("CHAR_LEN_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION", 255));
+        if ($char_len_project_description > 0) {
+            $rules["description"] = "max:$char_len_project_description";
+        }
+
+        return $rules;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Tasks/UpdateRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Tasks/UpdateRequest.php
index a59827b..caca7c3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Tasks/UpdateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Tasks/UpdateRequest.php
@@ -25,11 +25,21 @@ class UpdateRequest extends Request
      */
     public function rules()
     {
-        return [
-            'name'        => 'required|max:60',
-            'description' => 'nullable|max:255',
-            'progress'    => 'required|numeric|max:100',
-            'job_id'      => 'required|numeric|exists:jobs,id',
+        $rules = [
+            'name'     => 'required|max:60',
+            'progress' => 'required|numeric|max:100',
+            'job_id'   => 'required|numeric|exists:jobs,id',
         ];
+
+        //Allow for flexibility instead of optionless hard-coded value for "description". This is
+        //achieved using environmental variable.
+        //A value of zero (0) will mean "no limit"
+
+        $char_len_task_description = intval(env("CHAR_LEN_TASK_DESCRIPTION", 255));
+        if ($char_len_task_description > 0) {
+            $rules["description"] = "max:$char_len_task_description";
+        }
+
+        return $rules;
     }
 }