diff --git a/lib/octocatalog-diff/catalog-diff/display/text.rb b/lib/octocatalog-diff/catalog-diff/display/text.rb
index d38d8ac3..17e4aadd 100644
--- a/lib/octocatalog-diff/catalog-diff/display/text.rb
+++ b/lib/octocatalog-diff/catalog-diff/display/text.rb
@@ -307,10 +307,7 @@ def self.adjust_position_of_plus_minus(string_in)
         # @param string_in [String] Input string, which might contain trailing whitespace
         # @return [String] Modified string
         def self.make_trailing_whitespace_visible(string_in)
-          if string_in.length > 1000
-            raise ArgumentError, "Input string too long"
-          end
-          return string_in unless string_in =~ /\A((?:.|\n)*?)(\s+)(\e\[0m)?\Z/
+          return string_in unless string_in =~ /\A((?:.|\n){1,1000}?)(\s+)(\e\[0m)?\Z/
           beginning = Regexp.last_match(1)
           trailing_space = Regexp.last_match(2)
           end_escape = Regexp.last_match(3)
diff --git a/lib/octocatalog-diff/catalog-util/builddir.rb b/lib/octocatalog-diff/catalog-util/builddir.rb
index a0e8f83a..f1964066 100644
--- a/lib/octocatalog-diff/catalog-util/builddir.rb
+++ b/lib/octocatalog-diff/catalog-util/builddir.rb
@@ -155,10 +155,7 @@ def install_fact_file(logger, options)
         elsif options[:fact_file]
           raise Errno::ENOENT, "Fact file #{options[:fact_file]} does not exist" unless File.file?(options[:fact_file])
           fact_file_opts = { fact_file_string: File.read(options[:fact_file]) }
-          if options[:fact_file].length > 1000
-            raise ArgumentError, "Input too long"
-          end
-          fact_file_opts[:backend] = Regexp.last_match(1).to_sym if options[:fact_file] =~ /.*\.(\w+)$/
+          fact_file_opts[:backend] = Regexp.last_match(1).to_sym if options[:fact_file] =~ /.{1,1000}\.(\w+)$/
           OctocatalogDiff::Facts.new(fact_file_opts)
         else
           raise ArgumentError, 'No facts passed to "install_fact_file" method'