diff --git a/damus/Nostr/NostrEvent.swift b/damus/Nostr/NostrEvent.swift
index 951cef9e..e65d601c 100644
--- a/damus/Nostr/NostrEvent.swift
+++ b/damus/Nostr/NostrEvent.swift
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class NostrEvent: Codable, Identifiable, CustomStringConvertible, Equatable, Has
     }
     
     var too_big: Bool {
-        return self.content.utf8.count > 16000
+        return known_kind != .longform && self.content.utf8.count > 16000
     }
     
     var should_show_event: Bool {