# Bug OP-2146 - Error "Request URI too large" occurs on project with many potential watchers

Project: OpenProject
Status: closed
URL: https://community.openproject.org/work_packages/OP-2146

## Open points

_No work packages_

## Details

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Date |  |
| Priority | High |
| Module |  |
| Target versions | 4.2.6 |
| Observed in versions |  |
| Sprint | 4.2.6 |
| Backlog bucket |  |
| Bug found in version (deprecated) |  |
| Found in mobile app version |  |
| Follow-up feedback e-mail |  |
| Requires doc change | No |
| Accessibility | No |
| Pull preview |  |
| List |  |
| Labels |  |

## People

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Assignee |  |
| Accountable |  |
| Product manager |  |
| Developers |  |
| Designer |  |
| Ordered by |  |
| Signed off by |  |
| Interest by |  |

## Planning

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Relevance |  |

## Costs

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Votes |  |
| Work |  |
| Labor costs |  |

## Description

**Preconditions**

  - Work package module activated.
  - At least two types exist.

**Steps to reproduce**

1.  Open new work package form.
2.  Change type to a different value.

**Actual behavior**

  - Work package attributes (status, priority, etc.) cannot be selected anymore.
  - Instead, an error message is displayed: “Request URI too large”.
      - The URI includes the information if a watcher has been selected or not for each potential watcher of the work package. This was not the case before (at least not in OP 4.0).

**Expected behavior**

  - Type can be changed normally.

**Screenshot**  
![](URI.png)

**QA system**

  - org-4-2.qa.finn.de
  - OpenProject 4.2.4