diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java
index 94e1af011..8d8fd8b22 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java
@@ -272,8 +272,10 @@ public class App extends ValueObject implements Comparable<App> {
         final CharSequence appDescription = appInfo.loadDescription(pm);
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(appDescription)) {
             this.summary = "(installed by " + installerPackageLabel + ")";
-        } else {
+        } else if (appDescription.length() > 40) {
             this.summary = (String) appDescription.subSequence(0, 40);
+        } else {
+            this.summary = (String) appDescription;
         }
         this.packageName = appInfo.packageName;
         this.added = new Date(packageInfo.firstInstallTime);