diff --git a/app/Ninja/Datatables/TaskDatatable.php b/app/Ninja/Datatables/TaskDatatable.php
index 0def74815605..e019c899b1bf 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Datatables/TaskDatatable.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Datatables/TaskDatatable.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class TaskDatatable extends EntityDatatable
             [
                 'description',
                 function ($model) {
-                    return e($model->description);
+                    return e(substr($model->description, 0, 80) . (strlen($model->description) > 80 ? '...' : ''));
                 },
             ],
             [