diff --git a/src/invidious/comments.cr b/src/invidious/comments.cr
index ab9fcc8b..e2c7b3a0 100644
--- a/src/invidious/comments.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/comments.cr
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ def content_to_comment_html(content)
           end
         end
 
-        text = %(<a href="#{url}">#{text}</a>)
+        text = %(<a href="#{url}">#{reduce_uri(url)}</a>)
       elsif watch_endpoint = run["navigationEndpoint"]["watchEndpoint"]?
         length_seconds = watch_endpoint["startTimeSeconds"]?
         video_id = watch_endpoint["videoId"].as_s
@@ -595,10 +595,10 @@ def content_to_comment_html(content)
         if length_seconds && length_seconds.as_i > 0
           text = %(<a href="javascript:void(0)" data-onclick="jump_to_time" data-jump-time="#{length_seconds}">#{text}</a>)
         else
-          text = %(<a href="/watch?v=#{video_id}">#{text}</a>)
+          text = %(<a href="/watch?v=#{video_id}">#{reduce_uri("/watch?v=#{video_id}")}</a>)
         end
       elsif url = run.dig?("navigationEndpoint", "commandMetadata", "webCommandMetadata", "url").try &.as_s
-        text = %(<a href="#{url}">#{text}</a>)
+        text = %(<a href="#{url}">#{reduce_uri(url)}</a>)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
index a58a21b1..f8a7873d 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
@@ -365,3 +365,14 @@ def fetch_random_instance
 
   return filtered_instance_list.sample(1)[0]
 end
+
+def reduce_uri(uri : URI | String, max_length : Int32? = 50, suffix : String? = "...") : String
+  str = uri.to_s.sub(/https?:\/\//, "")
+  if !max_length.nil? && str.size > max_length
+    str = str[0, max_length]
+    if !suffix.nil?
+      str = "#{str}#{suffix}"
+    end
+  end
+  return str
+end