diff --git a/app/cogs/cheeky_functions.py b/app/cogs/cheeky_functions.py
index eccf70ef..4a489805 100644
--- a/app/cogs/cheeky_functions.py
+++ b/app/cogs/cheeky_functions.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class Cheeky(commands.Cog):
         result = river_stats.get_stats()
         await ctx.reply(embed=result)
 
-    @commands.command(name="twitter")
+    @commands.command(name="twitter", aliases=["tweet"])
     async def twitter(self, ctx: commands.Context, message_id):
 
         message = await ctx.channel.fetch_message(message_id)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class Cheeky(commands.Cog):
                 author_avatar,
                 core_utils.gen_username()[:14],
                 message.author.display_name,
-                message.content,
+                message.content[:999],
             )
         )
         with open("/tmp/tweet.jpg", "wb") as f: