diff --git a/Content.Server/_White/CartridgeLoader/Cartridges/MessagesCartridgeSystem.cs b/Content.Server/_White/CartridgeLoader/Cartridges/MessagesCartridgeSystem.cs
index cc6c3b1a92..bde5100d2e 100644
--- a/Content.Server/_White/CartridgeLoader/Cartridges/MessagesCartridgeSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/_White/CartridgeLoader/Cartridges/MessagesCartridgeSystem.cs
@@ -84,11 +84,16 @@ public sealed class MessagesCartridgeSystem : EntitySystem
             var stationId = _stationSystem.GetOwningStation(uid);
             if (!stationId.HasValue)
                 return;
+
+            var content = messageEvent.StringInput;
+            if (content.Length > 1000)
+                content = content.Substring(0, 997) + "...";
+
             MessagesMessageData messageData = new()
             {
                 SenderId = userId,
                 ReceiverId = component.ChatUid.Value,
-                Content = messageEvent.StringInput,
+                Content = content,
                 Time = _gameTiming.CurTime.Subtract(_gameTicker.RoundStartTimeSpan)
             };
             var packet = new NetworkPayload()
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/ru-RU/_white/message/message.ftl b/Resources/Locale/ru-RU/_white/message/message.ftl
index d9a1e08ccc..246f631f18 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/ru-RU/_white/message/message.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/ru-RU/_white/message/message.ftl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 chat-manager-send-message-chat-wrap-message = [bold]\[{ $channelName }\]:[/bold] [BubbleContent]{ $message }[/BubbleContent]
-chat-manager-message-channel-name = [color=blue]Cеть[/color]
+chat-manager-message-channel-name = [color=lightblue]Cеть[/color]
 chat-manager-send-message = Сообщение от { $sender } к { $receiver }. Текст сообщения: "{ $message }"
 hud-chatbox-select-channel-Servers = Cеть
 hud-chatbox-channel-Servers = Cеть
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