diff --git a/src/Model/APContact.php b/src/Model/APContact.php
index 071d935165..ec33864f4d 100644
--- a/src/Model/APContact.php
+++ b/src/Model/APContact.php
@@ -260,6 +260,22 @@ class APContact
 		// Unhandled from Kroeg
 		// kroeg:blocks, updated
 
+		// When the photo is too large, try to shorten it by removing parts
+		if (strlen($apcontact['photo']) > 255) {
+			$parts = parse_url($apcontact['photo']);
+			unset($parts['fragment']);
+			$apcontact['photo'] = Network::unparseURL($parts);
+
+			if (strlen($apcontact['photo']) > 255) {
+				unset($parts['query']);
+				$apcontact['photo'] = Network::unparseURL($parts);
+			}
+
+			if (strlen($apcontact['photo']) > 255) {
+				$apcontact['photo'] = substr($apcontact['photo'], 0, 255);
+			}
+		}
+
 		$parts = parse_url($apcontact['url']);
 		unset($parts['path']);
 		$baseurl = Network::unparseURL($parts);
diff --git a/src/Model/Term.php b/src/Model/Term.php
index 868f2bf053..84cb1bea7a 100644
--- a/src/Model/Term.php
+++ b/src/Model/Term.php
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class Term
 				'oid'      => $item_id,
 				'otype'    => self::OBJECT_TYPE_POST,
 				'type'     => $type,
-				'term'     => $term,
+				'term'     => substr($term, 0, 255),
 				'url'      => $link,
 				'guid'     => $item['guid'],
 				'created'  => $item['created'],