diff --git a/ext/comment/theme.php b/ext/comment/theme.php
index 80b9029c..9cbdc108 100644
--- a/ext/comment/theme.php
+++ b/ext/comment/theme.php
@@ -209,7 +209,11 @@ class CommentListTheme extends Themelet
         $i_uid = $comment->owner_id;
         $h_name = html_escape($comment->owner_name);
         $h_timestamp = autodate($comment->posted);
-        $h_comment = ($trim ? truncate($tfe->stripped, 50) : $tfe->formatted);
+        if ($trim) {
+            $h_comment = strlen($tfe->stripped) > 52 ? substr($tfe->stripped, 0, 50)."..." : $tfe->stripped;
+        } else {
+            $h_comment = $tfe->formatted;
+        }
         $i_comment_id = $comment->comment_id;
         $i_image_id = $comment->image_id;
 
diff --git a/themes/danbooru/comment.theme.php b/themes/danbooru/comment.theme.php
index aaa79476..8214b9d9 100644
--- a/themes/danbooru/comment.theme.php
+++ b/themes/danbooru/comment.theme.php
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ class CustomCommentListTheme extends CommentListTheme
         //$i_uid = $comment->owner_id;
         $h_name = html_escape($comment->owner_name);
         //$h_poster_ip = html_escape($comment->poster_ip);
-        $h_comment = ($trim ? substr($tfe->stripped, 0, 50)."..." : $tfe->formatted);
+        if ($trim) {
+            $h_comment = strlen($tfe->stripped) > 52 ? substr($tfe->stripped, 0, 50)."..." : $tfe->stripped;
+        } else {
+            $h_comment = $tfe->formatted;
+        }
         $i_comment_id = $comment->comment_id;
         $i_image_id = $comment->image_id;
         $h_posted = autodate($comment->posted);
diff --git a/themes/danbooru2/comment.theme.php b/themes/danbooru2/comment.theme.php
index 25e25897..59bd1143 100644
--- a/themes/danbooru2/comment.theme.php
+++ b/themes/danbooru2/comment.theme.php
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ class CustomCommentListTheme extends CommentListTheme
         //$i_uid = $comment->owner_id;
         $h_name = html_escape($comment->owner_name);
         //$h_poster_ip = html_escape($comment->poster_ip);
-        $h_comment = ($trim ? substr($tfe->stripped, 0, 50)."..." : $tfe->formatted);
+        if ($trim) {
+            $h_comment = strlen($tfe->stripped) > 52 ? substr($tfe->stripped, 0, 50)."..." : $tfe->stripped;
+        } else {
+            $h_comment = $tfe->formatted;
+        }
         $i_comment_id = $comment->comment_id;
         $i_image_id = $comment->image_id;
         $h_posted = autodate($comment->posted);
diff --git a/themes/futaba/comment.theme.php b/themes/futaba/comment.theme.php
index e6ced4d3..0335e032 100644
--- a/themes/futaba/comment.theme.php
+++ b/themes/futaba/comment.theme.php
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ class CustomCommentListTheme extends CommentListTheme
         //$i_uid = $comment->owner_id;
         $h_name = html_escape($comment->owner_name);
         //$h_poster_ip = html_escape($comment->poster_ip);
-        $h_comment = ($trim ? substr($tfe->stripped, 0, 50)."..." : $tfe->formatted);
+        if ($trim) {
+            $h_comment = strlen($tfe->stripped) > 52 ? substr($tfe->stripped, 0, 50)."..." : $tfe->stripped;
+        } else {
+            $h_comment = $tfe->formatted;
+        }
         $i_comment_id = $comment->comment_id;
         $i_image_id = $comment->image_id;