diff --git a/lib/brakeman/util.rb b/lib/brakeman/util.rb
index ffc167eb9202e4b09f0369b50b17c3d495fc997f..4070f7d95070150bc8d37c877f9c419bc7611cef 100644
--- a/lib/brakeman/util.rb
+++ b/lib/brakeman/util.rb
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ module Brakeman::Util
                           Brakeman.load_brakeman_dependency 'highline'
                           ::HighLine.new.terminal_size[0]
                         else
-                          80
+                          @tracker.options[:message_limit]
                         end
     lines = str.lines