diff --git a/social/twitter/27-twitter.js b/social/twitter/27-twitter.js
index ddc7d636..033d482a 100644
--- a/social/twitter/27-twitter.js
+++ b/social/twitter/27-twitter.js
@@ -398,8 +398,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 if (msg.hasOwnProperty("payload")) {
                     node.status({fill:"blue",shape:"dot",text:"twitter.status.tweeting"});
 
-                    if (msg.payload.length > 140) {
-                        msg.payload = msg.payload.slice(0,139);
+                    if (msg.payload.length > 280) {
+                        msg.payload = msg.payload.slice(0,279);
                         node.warn(RED._("twitter.errors.truncated"));
                     }
 
diff --git a/social/twitter/package.json b/social/twitter/package.json
index 51dcb969..aa74574e 100644
--- a/social/twitter/package.json
+++ b/social/twitter/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-twitter",
-    "version"       : "0.1.11",
+    "version"       : "0.1.12",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to talk to Twitter",
     "dependencies"  : {
         "twitter-ng": "0.6.2",