diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 6a8ec49..8af723c 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ locals {
   # Leave enough space for suffixes like "SpotInterrupt" and unique IDs generated by AWS
   # EventBridge has a max length of 64 chars
   rule_name_raw        = format("%v%v", local.prefixes["event-rule"], var.cluster_name)
-  max_rule_name_length = 22
+  max_rule_name_length = 8
   rule_name_prefix     = length(local.rule_name_raw) > local.max_rule_name_length ? substr(local.rule_name_raw, 0, local.max_rule_name_length) : local.rule_name_raw
   queue_name           = format("%v%v", local.prefixes["eks-queue"], var.cluster_name)
 }