diff --git a/apps/collection/models.py b/apps/collection/models.py
index b0ce3b2d..5672a743 100644
--- a/apps/collection/models.py
+++ b/apps/collection/models.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Collection(ProjectBaseMixin, CollectionDateMixin,
     description = TJSONField(
         _('description'), null=True, blank=True,
         default=None, help_text='{"en-GB":"some text"}')
-    slug = models.SlugField(max_length=50, unique=True,
+    slug = models.SlugField(max_length=255, unique=True,
                             verbose_name=_('Collection slug'), editable=True, null=True)
     old_id = models.IntegerField(null=True, blank=True)
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class Collection(ProjectBaseMixin, CollectionDateMixin,
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if not self.pk:
-            slugify_slug = slugify(self.name)
+            slugify_slug = slugify(self.name, word_boundary=True)
             self.slug = slugify_slug
         super(Collection, self).save(*args, **kwargs)