diff --git a/src/main/java/com/falsepattern/lib/internal/impl/config/fields/StringConfigField.java b/src/main/java/com/falsepattern/lib/internal/impl/config/fields/StringConfigField.java
index 51f1e01..66c82a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/falsepattern/lib/internal/impl/config/fields/StringConfigField.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/falsepattern/lib/internal/impl/config/fields/StringConfigField.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class StringConfigField extends AConfigField<String> {
             ConfigValidationFailureEvent.fieldIsNull(field, listIndex);
             return false;
         }
-        if (value.length() <= maxLength) {
+        if (value.length() > maxLength) {
             ConfigValidationFailureEvent.postStringSizeOutOfBounds(field, listIndex, value, maxLength);
             return false;
         }