diff --git a/cloud/resource_cloud_environment.go b/cloud/resource_cloud_environment.go
index 0b688e3..68221ac 100644
--- a/cloud/resource_cloud_environment.go
+++ b/cloud/resource_cloud_environment.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
+const maxNameLength = 28
+
 func resourceCloudEnvironment() *schema.Resource {
 	return &schema.Resource{
 		CreateContext: resourceCloudEnvironmentCreate,
@@ -120,6 +122,10 @@ func resourceCloudEnvironmentCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData,
 		return diag.FromErr(fmt.Errorf("ERROR_INIT_CLIENT_ON_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT: %w", err))
 	}
 
+	if len(name) > maxNameLength {
+		return diag.FromErr(fmt.Errorf("ERROR_INIT_CLIENT_ON_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT: name must be less than %d characters", maxNameLength))
+	}
+
 	cloudEnvironment := &cloudv1alpha1.CloudEnvironment{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "CloudEnvironment",