diff --git a/get_all_pgmetadata.sh b/get_all_pgmetadata.sh
index 9094ca6..ac196c5 100755
--- a/get_all_pgmetadata.sh
+++ b/get_all_pgmetadata.sh
@@ -130,7 +130,18 @@ generate_split_metadata()
                     SCHEMA="postgres"
                 fi
                 OUTPUTDIR="${BACKUPDIR}/${DBNAME}/${SCHEMA// /_}/${TYPE// /_}"
-                OUTPUTFILE="${OBJECT}.sql"
+                # PATCH for very long file names
+                OUTPUTFILE="${OBJECT::240}"
+                OUTPUTFILE="${OUTPUTFILE// /_}"
+                if [[ -f ${OUTPUTDIR}/${OUTPUTFILE}.sql ]] ; then
+                    for ((x=1; x<1000 ;x++)) ; do
+                        if [[ ! -f ${OUTPUTDIR}/${OUTPUTFILE}_${x}.sql ]] ; then 
+                            OUTPUTFILE="${OUTPUTFILE}_${x}"
+                        fi
+                    done
+                fi
+                OUTPUTFILE="${OUTPUTFILE}.sql"
+                
                 mkdir -p "${OUTPUTDIR}"
                 echo -e "${OUTPUTDIR}/${OUTPUTFILE}"
                 echo -e "${LINE}" > "${OUTPUTDIR}/${OUTPUTFILE}"