diff --git a/lib/rim/command/status.rb b/lib/rim/command/status.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/rim/command/status.rb
+++ b/lib/rim/command/status.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class Status < Command
       out = gs.execute "git rev-list --format=oneline -n 1 #{stat.git_rev}" 

       if out =~ /^(\w+) (.*)/

         sha1, comment = $1, $2

+        comment = comment[0..76]+"..." if comment.size > 80

         headline += "#{stat_info} #{sha1[0..6]} #{comment}"

       end

     else
cut comments in rim status output when too long