diff --git a/web/clitools/getinstinfo.php b/web/clitools/getinstinfo.php
index f87f0cf..4ba4afa 100755
--- a/web/clitools/getinstinfo.php
+++ b/web/clitools/getinstinfo.php
@@ -821,9 +821,9 @@ if ($opts['sendtoot'] && $instanswered && $idata['IsMastodon'] && $idata['FirstS
 	$toot.=N.N.'Long description: ';
 	(is_null($idata['LongDesc'])) ? $toot.='unspecified' : $toot.=html2text($idata['LongDesc']);
 	if (postlen($toot)>$iniarr['botmaxchars']) {
-		while (postlen($toot)+2>$iniarr['botmaxchars'])
+		while (postlen($toot)+13>$iniarr['botmaxchars'])
 			$toot=preg_replace('#\s+(\S|\n)+$#u','',$toot);
-		$toot.=' …';
+		$toot.=' [continues…]';
 	}
 	$context=[
 		'http'=>[