diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f9527c9c6..fcd813bc8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ twilio.env
 
 ### Backup package.json files created during release ###
 *.bak
+.idea/
diff --git a/src/commands/profiles/create.js b/src/commands/profiles/create.js
index 940709cff..7d35b4323 100644
--- a/src/commands/profiles/create.js
+++ b/src/commands/profiles/create.js
@@ -169,8 +169,13 @@ class ProfilesCreate extends BaseCommand {
     }
   }
 
+  getApiKeyFriendlyName() {
+    const friendlyName = `twilio-cli for ${os.userInfo().username} on ${os.hostname()}`;
+    return friendlyName.substring(0, 64);
+  }
+
   async saveCredentials() {
-    const apiKeyFriendlyName = `twilio-cli for ${os.userInfo().username} on ${os.hostname()}`;
+    const apiKeyFriendlyName = this.getApiKeyFriendlyName();
     let apiKey = null;
 
     const twilioClient = this.getTwilioClient();
diff --git a/test/commands/profiles/create.test.js b/test/commands/profiles/create.test.js
index 549de8e06..94af3a9e6 100644
--- a/test/commands/profiles/create.test.js
+++ b/test/commands/profiles/create.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const { expect, test, constants } = require('@twilio/cli-test');
 const { Config, ConfigData } = require('@twilio/cli-core').services.config;
 const ProfilesCreate = require('../../../src/commands/profiles/create');
 const helpMessages = require('../../../src/services/messaging/help-messages');
+const os = require('os');
 
 describe('commands', () => {
   describe('profiles', () => {
@@ -58,6 +59,19 @@ describe('commands', () => {
           );
         });
 
+      createTest()
+        .do(ctx => {
+          sinon.stub(os, 'hostname').returns('some_super_long_fake_hostname');
+          sinon.stub(os, 'userInfo').returns({
+            username: 'some_super_long_fake_username'
+          });
+          ctx.returned = ctx.testCmd.getApiKeyFriendlyName();
+        })
+        .it('truncates apiKeyFriendlyName to 64 characters', ctx => {
+          expect(ctx.returned.length).to.equal(64);
+          expect(ctx.returned).to.equal('twilio-cli for some_super_long_fake_username on some_super_long_');
+        });
+
       createTest(['not-an-account-sid'])
         .do(ctx => {
           const fakePrompt = ctx.testCmd.inquirer.prompt;