diff --git a/statusnet/statusnet.php b/statusnet/statusnet.php
index d03117de9..2e68ae896 100644
--- a/statusnet/statusnet.php
+++ b/statusnet/statusnet.php
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ function statusnet_post_hook(&$a,&$b) {
 		$tempfile = "";
 		require_once("include/plaintext.php");
 		require_once("include/network.php");
-		$msgarr = plaintext($a, $b, $max_char, true);
+		$msgarr = plaintext($a, $b, $max_char, true, 7);
 		$msg = $msgarr["text"];
 
 		if (($msg == "") AND isset($msgarr["title"]))
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ function statusnet_prepare_body(&$a,&$b) {
                 }
 
 
-                $msgarr = plaintext($a, $item, $max_char, true);
+                $msgarr = plaintext($a, $item, $max_char, true, 7);
                 $msg = $msgarr["text"];
 
                 if (isset($msgarr["url"]))
diff --git a/twitter/twitter.php b/twitter/twitter.php
index 03bafbaaf..c332f7be8 100644
--- a/twitter/twitter.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter.php
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ function twitter_post_hook(&$a,&$b) {
 
 		$max_char = 140;
 		require_once("include/plaintext.php");
-		$msgarr = plaintext($a, $b, $max_char, true);
+		$msgarr = plaintext($a, $b, $max_char, true, 8);
 		$msg = $msgarr["text"];
 
 		if (($msg == "") AND isset($msgarr["title"]))
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ function twitter_prepare_body(&$a,&$b) {
 		}
 
 
-		$msgarr = plaintext($a, $item, $max_char, true);
+		$msgarr = plaintext($a, $item, $max_char, true, 8);
 		$msg = $msgarr["text"];
 
 		if (isset($msgarr["url"]))