diff --git a/Alcatraz/Controllers/ATZPluginWindowController.m b/Alcatraz/Controllers/ATZPluginWindowController.m
index f50703a..94483eb 100644
--- a/Alcatraz/Controllers/ATZPluginWindowController.m
+++ b/Alcatraz/Controllers/ATZPluginWindowController.m
@@ -85,6 +85,18 @@ - (BOOL)userNotificationCenter:(NSUserNotificationCenter *)center shouldPresentN
     return YES;
 }
 
+- (NSError *)willPresentError:(NSError *)error
+{
+    const NSUInteger maxLength = 500;
+    NSString *recoverySuggestion = error.userInfo[NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestionErrorKey];
+    if (recoverySuggestion.length > maxLength) {
+        NSMutableDictionary *userInfo = [error.userInfo mutableCopy];
+        userInfo[NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestionErrorKey] = [[recoverySuggestion substringToIndex:MIN(maxLength, recoverySuggestion.length)] stringByAppendingString:@"…"];
+        return [NSError errorWithDomain:error.domain code:error.code userInfo:userInfo];
+    }
+    return error;
+}
+
 #pragma mark - Bindings
 
 - (IBAction)installPressed:(ATZFillableButton *)button {
diff --git a/Alcatraz/Helpers/ATZShell.m b/Alcatraz/Helpers/ATZShell.m
index ada92b7..1d07003 100644
--- a/Alcatraz/Helpers/ATZShell.m
+++ b/Alcatraz/Helpers/ATZShell.m
@@ -77,10 +77,8 @@ - (void)setUpTerminationHandlerForTask:(NSTask *)task completion:(void(^)(NSStri
             if (task.terminationStatus == 0) {
                 completion(output, nil);
             } else {
-                const NSUInteger maxLength = 500;
-                NSString *truncatedOutput = [[output substringToIndex:MIN(maxLength, output.length)] stringByAppendingString:output.length > maxLength ? @"…" : @""];
                 NSString *description = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Task exited with status %d\n\n%@ %@", task.terminationStatus, task.launchPath, [task.arguments componentsJoinedByString:@" "]];
-                NSDictionary *userInfo = @{ NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: description, NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestionErrorKey: truncatedOutput };
+                NSDictionary *userInfo = @{ NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: description, NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestionErrorKey: output };
                 completion(output, [NSError errorWithDomain:ATZShellErrorDomain code:ATZShellTerminationStatusError userInfo:userInfo]);
             }
         }];