diff --git a/crates/app/storyteller_web/src/database/helpers/tokens.rs b/crates/app/storyteller_web/src/database/helpers/tokens.rs
index 9dd61b791b..8fc0c6bdbb 100644
--- a/crates/app/storyteller_web/src/database/helpers/tokens.rs
+++ b/crates/app/storyteller_web/src/database/helpers/tokens.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ impl Tokens {
   }
 
   pub fn new_category() -> AnyhowResult<String> {
-    random_prefix_crockford_token("CAT:", 32, false)
+    random_prefix_crockford_token("CAT:", 15, false)
   }
 }
diff --git a/debug/curl/category_tests.py b/debug/curl/category_tests.py
index 6600c8a310..d40762dc10 100755
--- a/debug/curl/category_tests.py
+++ b/debug/curl/category_tests.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ payload = {
   'model_type': 'tts', # tts or w2l
   'can_directly_have_models': False,
   'can_have_subcategories': True,
+  'is_mod_approved': True,
 }
 
 r = requests.post(category_create_url, cookies=cookies, json=payload)
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ payload = {
   'dropdown_name': 'Edited Dropdown Name',
   'can_directly_have_models': True,
   'can_have_subcategories': True,
+  'can_only_mods_apply': False,
   'is_mod_approved': True,
   'maybe_mod_comments': 'mod comment',
 }