diff --git a/attract/shots/eve_hooks.py b/attract/shots/eve_hooks.py
index f7e9b7d..7d44e18 100644
--- a/attract/shots/eve_hooks.py
+++ b/attract/shots/eve_hooks.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ def activity_after_replacing_shot(shot, original):
 
         if key == 'properties.status':
             val_shot = pillar.web.jinja.format_undertitle(val_shot)
-        elif len(val_shot) > 20:
-            val_shot = val_shot[:17] + u'…'
+        elif len(val_shot) > 80:
+            val_shot = val_shot[:80] + u'…'
 
         descr = 'changed "%s" to "%s" in shot "%s"' %\
                 (human_key, val_shot, shot['name'])
diff --git a/attract/tasks/eve_hooks.py b/attract/tasks/eve_hooks.py
index 3d6e3b9..a2038fe 100644
--- a/attract/tasks/eve_hooks.py
+++ b/attract/tasks/eve_hooks.py
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ 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) > 20:
-            val_task = val_task[:17] + u'…'
+        elif 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'])
     else: