diff --git a/internal/pkg/heimdall/queries/job/insert.sql b/internal/pkg/heimdall/queries/job/insert.sql
index b0f0e04..f476278 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/heimdall/queries/job/insert.sql
+++ b/internal/pkg/heimdall/queries/job/insert.sql
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ select
     $6, -- job_version
     $7, -- job_description
     $8, -- job_context
-    case when $9 is null then null else left($9, 1024) end, -- job_error
+    $9, -- job_error
     $10, -- username
     $11, -- is_sync
     $12, -- store_result_sync
diff --git a/internal/pkg/heimdall/queries/job/status_update.sql b/internal/pkg/heimdall/queries/job/status_update.sql
index 30c5493..9008c44 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/heimdall/queries/job/status_update.sql
+++ b/internal/pkg/heimdall/queries/job/status_update.sql
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 update jobs
 set
     job_status_id = $1,
-    job_error = case when $2 is null then null else left($2, 1024) end,
+    job_error = $2,
     updated_at = extract(epoch from now())::int
 where
     system_job_id = $3;