diff --git a/components/modal/reportModal.tsx b/components/modal/reportModal.tsx
index 18c09d666..03e8c49ee 100644
--- a/components/modal/reportModal.tsx
+++ b/components/modal/reportModal.tsx
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ export default function ReportModal({ targetId, reportType }: ReportModalProps)
       },
       body: JSON.stringify({
         targetId: targetId,
-        reportReason: 'OTHER',
+        reportReason: reason,
         reportType: reportType,
-        message: reason,
+        message: message,
       }),
     });
     const resp = await res.json();
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ export default function ReportModal({ targetId, reportType }: ReportModalProps)
           value={message}
           placeholder={'Please provide a reason for reporting this ' + reportType.toLocaleLowerCase() + '.'}
           onChange={e => setMessage(e.target.value)}
+          // limit to 500
+          maxLength={500}
         />
         <button
           className='bg-blue-500 enabled:hover:bg-blue-600 text-white w-full font-medium py-2 px-3 rounded disabled:opacity-50'
diff --git a/models/schemas/reportSchema.ts b/models/schemas/reportSchema.ts
index fab69c7a2..6726a007a 100644
--- a/models/schemas/reportSchema.ts
+++ b/models/schemas/reportSchema.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ const ReportSchema = new mongoose.Schema<Report>({
     type: String,
     required: false,
     default: '',
+    // limit to 500 characters
+    maxlength: 500,
   },
 });