diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/contrib/sites/migrations/0003_set_site_domain_and_name.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/contrib/sites/migrations/0003_set_site_domain_and_name.py
index 080c734bb..e1822375b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/contrib/sites/migrations/0003_set_site_domain_and_name.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/contrib/sites/migrations/0003_set_site_domain_and_name.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ def update_site_forward(apps, schema_editor):
     _update_or_create_site_with_sequence(
         Site,
         schema_editor.connection,
-        "{{cookiecutter.domain_name}}",
-        "{{cookiecutter.project_name}}",
+        "{{ cookiecutter.domain_name }}",
+        "{{ cookiecutter.project_name[:50] }}",
     )