diff --git a/cli/app/new.go b/cli/app/new.go
index 4c3d4243..e357a9f3 100644
--- a/cli/app/new.go
+++ b/cli/app/new.go
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ func ensureSecretLengths(secrets map[string]string, domainName string, sanitised
 	domainAndFormatLength := len(sanitisedAppName) + 4
 	for secretName := range secrets {
 
-		if len(secretName)+domainAndFormatLength > 64 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%s is too long (> 64 chars when combined with %s)", secretName, sanitisedAppName)
+		if len(secretName)+domainAndFormatLength > config.MAX_DOCKER_SECRET_LENGTH {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s is too long (> %d chars when combined with %s)", secretName, config.MAX_DOCKER_SECRET_LENGTH, sanitisedAppName)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/env.go b/pkg/config/env.go
index 98891880..c351b77f 100644
--- a/pkg/config/env.go
+++ b/pkg/config/env.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ var CATALOGUE_JSON_REPO_NAME = "recipes-catalogue-json"
 var SSH_URL_TEMPLATE = "ssh://git@git.coopcloud.tech:2222/coop-cloud/%s.git"
 
 const MAX_SANITISED_APP_NAME_LENGTH = 45
+const MAX_DOCKER_SECRET_LENGTH = 64
 
 // GetServers retrieves all servers.
 func GetServers() ([]string, error) {