diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index 3693dbc..d7e4f01 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@ indexer:
 
   # How much time to wait before bulk indexing in Meilisearch data
   bulk_indexation_interval_ms: 10000
+
+  videos:
+    max_description_characters: 250
diff --git a/server/initializers/constants.ts b/server/initializers/constants.ts
index 252383a..bd4acca 100644
--- a/server/initializers/constants.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/constants.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ const CONFIG = {
   },
   INDEXER: {
     HOST_CONCURRENCY: config.get<number>('indexer.host_concurrency'),
-    BULK_INDEXATION_INTERVAL_MS: config.get<number>('indexer.bulk_indexation_interval_ms')
+    BULK_INDEXATION_INTERVAL_MS: config.get<number>('indexer.bulk_indexation_interval_ms'),
+    VIDEOS: {
+      MAX_DESCRIPTION_CHARACTERS: config.get<number>('indexer.videos.max_description_characters')
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/lib/meilisearch/meilisearch-videos.ts b/server/lib/meilisearch/meilisearch-videos.ts
index 7d4e663..462d2ff 100644
--- a/server/lib/meilisearch/meilisearch-videos.ts
+++ b/server/lib/meilisearch/meilisearch-videos.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export function formatVideoForDB (v: IndexableVideo | IndexableVideoDetails): DB
 
     truncatedDescription: v.truncatedDescription,
     description: v.description,
-    searchableDescription: (v.description || v.truncatedDescription || '').slice(0, 250),
+    searchableDescription: (v.description || v.truncatedDescription || '').slice(0, CONFIG.INDEXER.VIDEOS.MAX_DESCRIPTION_CHARACTERS),
 
     waitTranscoding: v.waitTranscoding,