diff --git a/e107_plugins/forum/shortcodes/batch/view_shortcodes.php b/e107_plugins/forum/shortcodes/batch/view_shortcodes.php
index a80660b8bf..33e405328e 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/forum/shortcodes/batch/view_shortcodes.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/forum/shortcodes/batch/view_shortcodes.php
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ function sc_post_content($parm = null)
 		$tp = e107::getParser();
 		$pref = e107::getPref();
 		$post = strip_tags($tp->toHTML($this->var['post_entry'], true, 'emotes_off, no_make_clickable', '', $pref['menu_wordwrap']));
-		$post = $tp->text_truncate($post, varset($this->param['nfp_characters'], 120), varset($this->param['nfp_postfix'], '...'));
+//		$post = $tp->text_truncate($post, varset($this->param['nfp_characters'], 120), varset($this->param['nfp_postfix'], '...'));
+		$post = $tp->truncate($post, varset($this->param['nfp_characters'], (intval($parm['truncate'])??120)), varset($this->param['nfp_postfix'], '...'));
 
 		return $post;
 	}