diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index 442799e56a..7e6ff393a2 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ async function addTags(topicData, req, res, currentPage) {
 	}
 
 	if (description.length > 160) {
-		description = `${description.slice(0, 160)}...`;
+		description = `${description.slice(0, 157)}...`;
 	}
 	description = description.replace(/\n/g, ' ');