diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index 57687b0..273e71c 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ use tokio::{net::TcpListener, sync::RwLock};
 use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
 use tracing::info;
 
-use crate::{config::CONFIG, utils::axum::AxumResult};
+use crate::{
+    config::CONFIG,
+    utils::{self, axum::AxumResult},
+};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
 pub struct ValfiskPresenceData {
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ async fn route_kofi_webhook(
                 .color(0xffd43b);
 
             if let Some(message) = data.message {
-                embed = embed.field("Message", message[..1024].to_owned(), false);
+                embed = embed.field("Message", utils::truncate(&message, 1024), false);
             }
 
             channel
diff --git a/src/handlers/log.rs b/src/handlers/log.rs
index 1ecf421..38470a2 100644
--- a/src/handlers/log.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/log.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use poise::serenity_prelude::{self as serenity, Mentionable as _};
 
 use eyre::Result;
 
-use crate::{config::CONFIG, storage::log::MessageLog, Data};
+use crate::{config::CONFIG, storage::log::MessageLog, utils, Data};
 
 pub async fn handle_message(
     ctx: &serenity::Context,
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ pub async fn edit(
                 "Previous content",
                 prev_content
                     .clone()
-                    .map_or_else(|| "*Unknown*".to_owned(), |s| s[..1024].to_owned()),
+                    .map_or_else(|| "*Unknown*".to_owned(), |s| utils::truncate(&s, 1024)),
                 false,
             )
-            .field("New content", &new_content[..1024], false)
+            .field("New content", utils::truncate(new_content, 1024), false)
             .field("Author", format_user(author.as_ref()), false)
             .color(0xffd43b)
             .timestamp(timestamp);
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ pub async fn delete(
             .field("Channel", channel.mention().to_string(), false)
             .field(
                 "Content",
-                content.map_or_else(|| "*Unknown*".to_owned(), |s| s[..1024].to_owned()),
+                content.map_or_else(|| "*Unknown*".to_owned(), |s| utils::truncate(&s, 1024)),
                 false,
             )
             .field("Author", format_user(author.as_ref()), false)
diff --git a/src/handlers/safe_browsing.rs b/src/handlers/safe_browsing.rs
index b69e444..f49c9bc 100644
--- a/src/handlers/safe_browsing.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/safe_browsing.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::sync::LazyLock;
 use eyre::Result;
 
 use super::log::format_user;
-use crate::{config::CONFIG, Data};
+use crate::{config::CONFIG, utils, Data};
 
 static URL_REGEX: LazyLock<Regex> = LazyLock::new(|| {
     Regex::new(
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub async fn handle(
                     .title("Safe Browsing")
                     .field("Channel", message.channel_id.mention().to_string(), false)
                     .field("Author", format_user(Some(&message.author.id)), false)
-                    .field("Content", &content[..1024], false)
+                    .field("Content", utils::truncate(&content, 1024), false)
                     .field(
                         "URLs",
                         matches
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index ab06c23..f6196ba 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@ pub mod serenity;
 
 mod pluralize;
 pub use pluralize::Pluralize;
+
+pub fn truncate(s: &str, new_len: usize) -> String {
+    let mut s = s.to_owned();
+    s.truncate(new_len);
+    s
+}