diff --git a/core/auth.py b/core/auth.py
index 60b649e3..23393355 100644
--- a/core/auth.py
+++ b/core/auth.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 def selectively_associate(backend, uid, user=None, *args, **kwargs):
     """Not using Facebook or Twitter to authenticate a user.
     """
-    logger.info('selectively_associate')
     social_auth = UserSocialAuth.get_social_auth(backend.name, uid)
     if backend.name  in ('twitter', 'facebook'):
         # not for authentication
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ def twitter_extra_values( user, extra_data):
         
 def deliver_extra_data(backend, details, response, uid, user, social_user=None,
                     *args, **kwargs):
-    logger.info('deliver_extra_data')
     pipeline_data = load_extra_data(backend, details, response, uid, user, social_user=None,
                     *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -58,4 +56,7 @@ def deliver_extra_data(backend, details, response, uid, user, social_user=None,
         twitter_extra_values( user, social_user.extra_data)
     if backend.name is 'facebook':
         facebook_extra_values( user, social_user.extra_data)
-        
+
+# following is needed because of length limitations in a unique constrain for MySQLdef chop_username(username, *args, **kwargs):
+    if username and len(username)>222:
+        return {'username':username[0:222]}
diff --git a/settings/common.py b/settings/common.py
index 24056713..8b504d32 100644
--- a/settings/common.py
+++ b/settings/common.py
@@ -218,9 +218,6 @@ SOCIAL_AUTH_ENABLED_BACKENDS = ['google', 'facebook', 'twitter']
 SOCIAL_AUTH_NEW_USER_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
 FACEBOOK_SOCIAL_AUTH_BACKEND_ERROR_URL = '/'
 SOCIAL_AUTH_SLUGIFY_USERNAMES = True
-# following is needed because of length limitations in a unique constrain for MySQL
-# see https://github.com/omab/django-social-auth/issues/539
-# SOCIAL_AUTH_UID_LENGTH = 222 deprecated in PSA
 SOCIAL_AUTH_NONCE_SERVER_URL_LENGTH = 200
 SOCIAL_AUTH_ASSOCIATION_SERVER_URL_LENGTH = 135
 SOCIAL_AUTH_ASSOCIATION_HANDLE_LENGTH = 125
@@ -247,12 +244,17 @@ SOCIAL_AUTH_PIPELINE = (
     # Make up a username for this person, appends a random string at the end if
     # there's any collision.
     'social.pipeline.user.get_username',
-
+    
+    # make username < 222 in length
+    'regluit.core.auth.chop_username',
+    
     # Send a validation email to the user to verify its email address.
     # Disabled by default.
     # 'social.pipeline.mail.mail_validation',
-
+    
+    # don't use twitter or facebook to log in
     'regluit.core.auth.selectively_associate',
+
     # Associates the current social details with another user account with
     # a similar email address. Disabled by default.
     'social.pipeline.social_auth.associate_by_email',
@@ -262,12 +264,14 @@ SOCIAL_AUTH_PIPELINE = (
 
     # Create the record that associated the social account with this user.
     'social.pipeline.social_auth.associate_user',
-    'regluit.core.auth.deliver_extra_data',
-
+    
     # Populate the extra_data field in the social record with the values
     # specified by settings (and the default ones like access_token, etc).
     'social.pipeline.social_auth.load_extra_data',
 
+    # add extra data to user profile
+    'regluit.core.auth.deliver_extra_data',
+
     # Update the user record with any changed info from the auth service.
     'social.pipeline.user.user_details'
 )