diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
index 090b11a4..e63c1c2c 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ class TwitterAPI():
         else:
             csrf_token = None
         if not csrf_token:
-            csrf_token = util.generate_token()
+            csrf_token = util.generate_token(80)
             cookies.set("ct0", csrf_token, domain=cookies_domain)
 
         auth_token = cookies.get("auth_token", domain=cookies_domain)