diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 3747c7684..d2337b39f 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes
 from followingCalendar import add_person_to_calendar
 
+MAX_STATUS_LENGTH = 100
+
 VALID_HASHTAG_CHARS = \
     set('_0123456789' +
         'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' +
@@ -5556,10 +5558,17 @@ def get_actor_status(profile_json: {}) -> str:
     """
     if not profile_json.get('sm:status'):
         return ''
+    status = ''
     if isinstance(profile_json['sm:status'], str):
-        return profile_json['sm:status']
-    if isinstance(profile_json['sm:status'], dict):
+        status = profile_json['sm:status']
+    elif isinstance(profile_json['sm:status'], dict):
         if profile_json['sm:status'].get('content'):
-            if isinstance(profile_json['sm:status']['content'], str):
-                return profile_json['sm:status']['content']
-    return ''
+            possible_status = profile_json['sm:status']['content']
+            if isinstance(status, str):
+                status = possible_status
+    if status:
+        status = remove_html(status)
+        if len(status) > MAX_STATUS_LENGTH:
+            status = status[:MAX_STATUS_LENGTH]
+        status = standardize_text(status)
+    return status
diff --git a/webapp_person_options.py b/webapp_person_options.py
index 72e9f401f..ce01ad1c7 100644
--- a/webapp_person_options.py
+++ b/webapp_person_options.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from person import is_person_snoozed
 from posts import is_moderator
 from flags import is_featured_writer
 from flags import is_dormant
-from utils import standardize_text
 from utils import data_dir
 from utils import quote_toots_allowed
 from utils import get_full_domain
@@ -403,16 +402,14 @@ def html_person_options(default_timeline: str,
     if status:
         # https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src/branch/main/
         # fep/82f6/fep-82f6.md
-        if len(status) < 100:
-            status = standardize_text(status)
-            if is_filtered(base_dir, nickname, domain, status,
-                           system_language):
-                status_str = 'Status'
-                if translate.get('Status'):
-                    status_str = translate['Status']
-                options_str += \
-                    '  <p class="imText">' + status_str + ': ' + \
-                    remove_html(status) + '</p>\n'
+        if is_filtered(base_dir, nickname, domain, status,
+                       system_language):
+            status_str = 'Status'
+            if translate.get('Status'):
+                status_str = translate['Status']
+            options_str += \
+                '  <p class="imText">' + status_str + ': ' + \
+                remove_html(status) + '</p>\n'
     if pronouns:
         options_str += \
             '  <p class="imText">' + translate['Pronouns'] + \
diff --git a/webapp_profile.py b/webapp_profile.py
index ad5cbf544..b1386bd59 100644
--- a/webapp_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_profile.py
@@ -364,15 +364,12 @@ def html_profile_after_search(authorized: bool,
 
     profile_status = get_actor_status(profile_json)
     if profile_status:
-        profile_status = remove_html(profile_status)
-        if len(profile_status) < 100:
-            profile_status = standardize_text(profile_status)
-            profile_status = \
-                remove_link_trackers_from_content(profile_status)
-            profile_status = \
-                add_emoji_to_display_name(session, base_dir, http_prefix,
-                                          nickname, domain,
-                                          profile_status, False, translate)
+        profile_status = \
+            remove_link_trackers_from_content(profile_status)
+        profile_status = \
+            add_emoji_to_display_name(session, base_dir, http_prefix,
+                                      nickname, domain,
+                                      profile_status, False, translate)
     profile_description = ''
     if profile_json.get('summary'):
         if not dangerous_markup(profile_json['summary'],
@@ -1124,15 +1121,12 @@ def html_profile(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
     domain_full = get_full_domain(domain, port)
     profile_status = get_actor_status(profile_json)
     if profile_status:
-        profile_status = remove_html(profile_status)
-        if len(profile_status) < 100:
-            profile_status = standardize_text(profile_status)
-            profile_status = \
-                remove_link_trackers_from_content(profile_status)
-            profile_status = \
-                add_emoji_to_display_name(session, base_dir, http_prefix,
-                                          nickname, domain,
-                                          profile_status, False, translate)
+        profile_status = \
+            remove_link_trackers_from_content(profile_status)
+        profile_status = \
+            add_emoji_to_display_name(session, base_dir, http_prefix,
+                                      nickname, domain,
+                                      profile_status, False, translate)
     if not dangerous_markup(profile_json['summary'], False, []):
         profile_description = profile_json['summary']
     else: