diff --git a/src/status_im/ui/screens/chat/utils.cljs b/src/status_im/ui/screens/chat/utils.cljs
index e8aa67a43b0..6b74acf23bd 100644
--- a/src/status_im/ui/screens/chat/utils.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/ui/screens/chat/utils.cljs
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
 (defn format-author [alias style name]
   (let [additional-styles (style false)]
     (if name
-      [react/text {:number-of-lines 1
-                   :style (merge {:color       colors/blue
-                                  :font-size   13
-                                  :line-height 18
-                                  :font-weight "500"} additional-styles)}
-       (str "@" (or (stateofus/username name) name))]
+      (let [name (subs name 0 80)]
+        [react/text {:number-of-lines 2
+                     :style (merge {:color       colors/blue
+                                    :font-size   13
+                                    :line-height 18
+                                    :font-weight "500"} additional-styles)}
+         (str "@" (or (stateofus/username name) name))])
       [react/text {:style (merge {:color       colors/gray
                                   :font-size   12
                                   :line-height 18
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
     (or (and (= from current-public-key)
              [react/text {:style (style true)}
               (str reply-symbol (i18n/label :t/You))])
-        (format-author reply-name style false))))
+        (format-author (subs reply-name 0 80) style false))))
 
 (def ^:private styling->prop
   {:bold      {:style {:font-weight "700"}}