diff --git a/src/FMBot.Bot/Builders/PlayBuilders.cs b/src/FMBot.Bot/Builders/PlayBuilders.cs
index 6f77901a..295a3953 100644
--- a/src/FMBot.Bot/Builders/PlayBuilders.cs
+++ b/src/FMBot.Bot/Builders/PlayBuilders.cs
@@ -1175,9 +1175,12 @@ public async Task<ResponseModel> YearAsync(
             {
                 var newArtist = topNewArtists.OrderBy(o => o.FirstPlay).ToList()[i];
 
-                newArtistDescription.AppendLine($"**[{StringExtensions.TruncateLongString(newArtist.ArtistName, 28)}]({LastfmUrlExtensions.GetArtistUrl(newArtist.ArtistName)})** " +
-                                                $"— *{newArtist.UserPlaycount} {StringExtensions.GetPlaysString(newArtist.UserPlaycount)}* " +
-                                                $"— on **<t:{newArtist.FirstPlay.Value.ToUnixEpochDate()}:D>**");
+                if (newArtistDescription.Length < 850)
+                {
+                    newArtistDescription.AppendLine($"**[{StringExtensions.TruncateLongString(newArtist.ArtistName, 28)}]({LastfmUrlExtensions.GetArtistUrl(newArtist.ArtistName)})** " +
+                                                    $"— *{newArtist.UserPlaycount} {StringExtensions.GetPlaysString(newArtist.UserPlaycount)}* " +
+                                                    $"— on **<t:{newArtist.FirstPlay.Value.ToUnixEpochDate()}:D>**");
+                }
             }
 
             fields.Add(new EmbedFieldBuilder().WithName("Artist discoveries")
diff --git a/src/FMBot.Bot/Services/TimeService.cs b/src/FMBot.Bot/Services/TimeService.cs
index 2ae0f91c..bc90abbf 100644
--- a/src/FMBot.Bot/Services/TimeService.cs
+++ b/src/FMBot.Bot/Services/TimeService.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public static TimeSpan GetPlayTimeForEnrichedPlays(IEnumerable<UserPlay> plays,
         var userPlayList = new UserPlayList
         {
             UserPlays = { repeatedField },
-            AdjustForBans = true
+            AdjustForBans = adjustForBans
         };
 
         var reply = await this._timeEnrichment.ProcessUserPlaysAsync(userPlayList);