diff --git a/attract/shots/eve_hooks.py b/attract/shots/eve_hooks.py
index 7d44e18..fe177ed 100644
--- a/attract/shots/eve_hooks.py
+++ b/attract/shots/eve_hooks.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def activity_after_replacing_shot(shot, original):
 
         if key == 'properties.status':
             val_shot = pillar.web.jinja.format_undertitle(val_shot)
-        elif len(val_shot) > 80:
+        elif isinstance(val_shot, basestring) and len(val_shot) > 80:
             val_shot = val_shot[:80] + u'…'
 
         descr = 'changed "%s" to "%s" in shot "%s"' %\
diff --git a/attract/tasks/eve_hooks.py b/attract/tasks/eve_hooks.py
index a2038fe..c597511 100644
--- a/attract/tasks/eve_hooks.py
+++ b/attract/tasks/eve_hooks.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def activity_after_replacing_task(task, original):
             human_key = 'assigned users'
             val_task = get_user_list(val_task)
             descr = 'assigned task "%s" to %s' % (task['name'], val_task)
-        elif len(val_task) > 80:
+        elif isinstance(val_task, basestring) and len(val_task) > 80:
             val_task = val_task[:80] + u'…'
         if descr is None:
             descr = 'changed %s to %s in task "%s"' % (human_key, val_task, task['name'])