diff --git a/pkg/database/alerts.go b/pkg/database/alerts.go
index 3b0c63e00..87dde6987 100644
--- a/pkg/database/alerts.go
+++ b/pkg/database/alerts.go
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ func (c *Client) CreateAlertBulk(machineId string, alertList []*models.Alert) ([
 			c.Log.Info(disp)
 		}
 
+		//let's track when we strip or drop data, notify outside of loop to avoid spam
+		stripped := false
+		dropped := false
+
 		if len(alertItem.Events) > 0 {
 			eventBulk := make([]*ent.EventCreate, len(alertItem.Events))
 			for i, eventItem := range alertItem.Events {
@@ -160,10 +164,48 @@ func (c *Client) CreateAlertBulk(machineId string, alertList []*models.Alert) ([
 					return []string{}, errors.Wrapf(MarshalFail, "event meta '%v' : %s", eventItem.Meta, err)
 				}
 
+				//the serialized field is too big, let's try to progressively strip it
+				if event.SerializedValidator(string(marshallMetas)) != nil {
+					stripped = true
+
+					valid := false
+					stripSize := 2048
+					for !valid && stripSize > 0 {
+						for _, serializedItem := range eventItem.Meta {
+							if len(serializedItem.Value) > stripSize*2 {
+								serializedItem.Value = serializedItem.Value[:stripSize] + "<stripped>"
+							}
+						}
+
+						marshallMetas, err = json.Marshal(eventItem.Meta)
+						if err != nil {
+							return []string{}, errors.Wrapf(MarshalFail, "event meta '%v' : %s", eventItem.Meta, err)
+						}
+						if event.SerializedValidator(string(marshallMetas)) == nil {
+							valid = true
+						}
+						stripSize /= 2
+					}
+
+					//nothing worked, drop it
+					if !valid {
+						dropped = true
+						stripped = false
+						marshallMetas = []byte("")
+					}
+
+				}
+
 				eventBulk[i] = c.Ent.Event.Create().
 					SetTime(ts).
 					SetSerialized(string(marshallMetas))
 			}
+			if stripped {
+				c.Log.Warningf("stripped 'serialized' field (machine %s / scenario %s)", machineId, *alertItem.Scenario)
+			}
+			if dropped {
+				c.Log.Warningf("dropped 'serialized' field (machine %s / scenario %s)", machineId, *alertItem.Scenario)
+			}
 			events, err = c.Ent.Event.CreateBulk(eventBulk...).Save(c.CTX)
 			if err != nil {
 				return []string{}, errors.Wrapf(BulkError, "creating alert events: %s", err)
diff --git a/pkg/database/ent/schema/event.go b/pkg/database/ent/schema/event.go
index 8062db0be..62f5f1fda 100644
--- a/pkg/database/ent/schema/event.go
+++ b/pkg/database/ent/schema/event.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (Event) Fields() []ent.Field {
 		field.Time("updated_at").
 			Default(time.Now),
 		field.Time("time"),
-		field.String("serialized").MaxLen(4095),
+		field.String("serialized").MaxLen(8191),
 	}
 }