diff --git a/statusnet/statusnet.php b/statusnet/statusnet.php
index bb51e24b..6f4c3e20 100644
--- a/statusnet/statusnet.php
+++ b/statusnet/statusnet.php
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ function statusnet_post_hook(App $a, &$b)
 		$msg = $msgarr["text"];
 
 		if (($msg == "") && isset($msgarr["title"]))
-			$msg = Plaintext::shorten($msgarr["title"], $max_char - 50);
+			$msg = Plaintext::shorten($msgarr["title"], $max_char - 50, $b['uid']);
 
 		$image = "";
 
diff --git a/twitter/twitter.php b/twitter/twitter.php
index e972d692..8bc5940c 100644
--- a/twitter/twitter.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter.php
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ function twitter_post_hook(App $a, array &$b)
 		$msg = $msgarr["text"];
 
 		if (($msg == "") && isset($msgarr["title"])) {
-			$msg = Plaintext::shorten($msgarr["title"], $max_char - 50);
+			$msg = Plaintext::shorten($msgarr["title"], $max_char - 50, $b['uid']);
 		}
 
 		// Add the link to the body if the type isn't a photo or there are more than 4 images in the post