diff --git a/src/pretix/control/views/main.py b/src/pretix/control/views/main.py
index 14d2f739e..bd341b339 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/views/main.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/views/main.py
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ class EventWizard(SafeSessionWizardView):
                     t.limit_events.add(event)
                 elif event.organizer.settings.event_team_provisioning:
                     t = Team.objects.create(
-                        organizer=event.organizer, name=_('Team {event}').format(event=event.name),
+                        organizer=event.organizer,
+                        name=_('Team {event}').format(event=str(event.name)[:188] + "…" if len(str(event.name)) > 190 else str(event.name)),
                         can_change_event_settings=True, can_change_items=True,
                         can_view_orders=True, can_change_orders=True, can_view_vouchers=True,
                         can_change_vouchers=True