diff --git a/application/meal_planner/__pycache__/meal_planner_processes.cpython-313.pyc b/application/meal_planner/__pycache__/meal_planner_processes.cpython-313.pyc
index e7d07d1..9617894 100644
Binary files a/application/meal_planner/__pycache__/meal_planner_processes.cpython-313.pyc and b/application/meal_planner/__pycache__/meal_planner_processes.cpython-313.pyc differ
diff --git a/application/meal_planner/meal_planner_processes.py b/application/meal_planner/meal_planner_processes.py
index 5249e63..5b37385 100644
--- a/application/meal_planner/meal_planner_processes.py
+++ b/application/meal_planner/meal_planner_processes.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def addTakeOutEvent(site, data, user_id, conn=None):
     cost = float(data['cost'])/int(attendees)
 
     receipt_item = database_payloads.ReceiptItemPayload(
-        type = 'custom',
+        type = data['event_type'],
         receipt_id=receipt['id'],
         barcode="",
         item_uuid=None,
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ def addTakeOutEvent(site, data, user_id, conn=None):
     )
 
     receipt_item = meal_planner_database.insertReceiptItemsTuple(site, receipt_item.payload(), conn=conn)
-    print(receipt_item)
+    trimmed = data['event_shortname'][:32] # TODO: this shortens the name but i should use a a large character limit
     event_payload = database_payloads.PlanEventPayload(
         plan_uuid=None,
-        event_shortname=data['event_shortname'],
+        event_shortname=str(trimmed),
         event_description=data['event_description'],
         event_date_start=event_date_start,
         event_date_end=event_date_end,
diff --git a/logs/database.log b/logs/database.log
index 32b5f60..dafd5b0 100644
--- a/logs/database.log
+++ b/logs/database.log
@@ -913,4 +913,16 @@
         FOREIGN KEY(vendor_id) 
         REFERENCES test2_vendors(id)
 );,
-                                         sql='receipts')
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+                                         sql='receipts')
+2025-09-07 11:23:19.621345 --- ERROR --- DatabaseError(message='value too long for type character varying(32)',
+                                         payload=(None, "Take Out: Richie's Brickhouse BBQ Grill", "Take out dining at Take Out: Richie's Brickhouse BBQ Grill", datetime.datetime(2025, 9, 4, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2025, 9, 4, 0, 0), 1, None, '99c30119-9f01-4199-9e99-63fc692d30eb', 'take out'),
+                                         sql='INSERT INTO main_plan_events(plan_uuid, event_shortname, event_description, event_date_start, event_date_end, created_by, recipe_uuid, receipt_uuid, event_type) VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s) RETURNING *;')
+2025-09-07 11:28:43.503622 --- ERROR --- DatabaseError(message='value too long for type character varying(32)',
+                                         payload=(None, "Take Out: Richie's Brickhouse BBQ Grill", "Take out dining at Take Out: Richie's Brickhouse BBQ Grill", datetime.datetime(2025, 9, 4, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2025, 9, 4, 0, 0), 1, None, '688cee70-1ecf-4a9f-b606-0f7b1b3b433d', 'take out'),
+                                         sql='INSERT INTO main_plan_events(plan_uuid, event_shortname, event_description, event_date_start, event_date_end, created_by, recipe_uuid, receipt_uuid, event_type) VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s) RETURNING *;')
+2025-09-07 11:30:19.938172 --- ERROR --- DatabaseError(message='value too long for type character varying(32)',
+                                         payload=(None, "Take Out: Richie's Brickhouse BBQ Grill", "Take out dining at Take Out: Richie's Brickhouse BBQ Grill", datetime.datetime(2025, 9, 4, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2025, 9, 4, 0, 0), 1, None, '55f2ee72-9f99-40e4-b2bc-ca98e031dd77', 'take out'),
+                                         sql='INSERT INTO main_plan_events(plan_uuid, event_shortname, event_description, event_date_start, event_date_end, created_by, recipe_uuid, receipt_uuid, event_type) VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s) RETURNING *;')
+2025-09-07 11:31:37.389493 --- ERROR --- DatabaseError(message='value too long for type character varying(32)',
+                                         payload=(None, "Take Out: Richie's Brickhouse BBQ Grill", "Take out dining at Take Out: Richie's Brickhouse BBQ Grill", datetime.datetime(2025, 9, 4, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2025, 9, 4, 0, 0), 1, None, '08671808-a664-4dbc-8147-8634500364f7', 'take out'),
+                                         sql='INSERT INTO main_plan_events(plan_uuid, event_shortname, event_description, event_date_start, event_date_end, created_by, recipe_uuid, receipt_uuid, event_type) VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s) RETURNING *;')
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