diff --git a/exchange_machine.lua b/exchange_machine.lua
index 5740d12..61bf09e 100644
--- a/exchange_machine.lua
+++ b/exchange_machine.lua
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@ local S = minetest.get_translator("global_exchange")
 
 -- NALC split() function
 local function split(str, sep)
-	if not str then return nil end
+	if not str then return "Item doesn't exist" end
 	local result = {}
 	local regex = ("([^%s]+)"):format(sep)
 	for each in str:gmatch(regex) do
-		if #each > 30 then
-			each = string.sub(each, 1, 30).."..."
+		local sub = nil
+		if #each > 25 then
+			sub = string.sub(each, 1, 25).."..."
 		end
-		table.insert(result, each)
+		table.insert(result, sub or each)
 	end
 	return result
 end