diff --git a/itemcontroller.lua b/itemcontroller.lua
index d35bb6d..27f0ecc 100644
--- a/itemcontroller.lua
+++ b/itemcontroller.lua
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ local function fitText(text, widthBudget)
   if #text <= widthBudget then
     return text
   end
-  return text:sub(1, #widthBudget)
+  return text:sub(1, widthBudget)
 end
 
 local PAGES = {