diff --git a/dgl/dgamelaunch.conf b/dgl/dgamelaunch.conf
index cc64e38..392c73d 100644
--- a/dgl/dgamelaunch.conf
+++ b/dgl/dgamelaunch.conf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ allow_new_nicks = yes
 # Max length for newly registered nicks. Must be less than 20.
 # By default, NetHack only stores the first 10 chars of a name into
 # the record/logfile.
-maxnicklen = 10
+maxnicklen = 20
 
 # Set the default watching-screen sorting mode. Can be one of
 # "username", "game", "windowsize", "starttime" or "idletime".