diff --git a/src/shared/util.c b/src/shared/util.c
index 347fa12098..3d16cd1a13 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.c
+++ b/src/shared/util.c
@@ -3056,7 +3056,7 @@ int status_vprintf(const char *status, bool ellipse, bool ephemeral, const char
                 if (emax < 3)
                         emax = 3;
 
-                e = ellipsize(s, emax, 75);
+                e = ellipsize(s, emax, 50);
                 if (e) {
                         free(s);
                         s = e;