diff --git a/components/ILIAS/Test/src/Setup/Test10DBUpdateSteps.php b/components/ILIAS/Test/src/Setup/Test10DBUpdateSteps.php
index a8bbe3dc9e24..d85c9d669a7f 100644
--- a/components/ILIAS/Test/src/Setup/Test10DBUpdateSteps.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/Test/src/Setup/Test10DBUpdateSteps.php
@@ -484,4 +484,9 @@ public function step_15(): void
             'DELETE FROM settings WHERE module="assessment" AND keyword="export_essay_qst_with_html"'
         );
     }
+
+    public function step_16(): void
+    {
+        $this->db->modifyTableColumn('page_qst_answer', 'try', ['length' => 4]);
+    }
 }