diff --git a/bot/exts/info/site.py b/bot/exts/info/site.py
index bcb04c9097..f6499ecce9 100644
--- a/bot/exts/info/site.py
+++ b/bot/exts/info/site.py
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ async def site_rules(self, ctx: Context, rules: Greedy[int]) -> None:
 
         # Remove duplicates and sort the rule indices
         rules = sorted(set(rules))
-        invalid = shorten(', '.join(str(index) for index in rules if index
-                          < 1 or index > len(full_rules)), 50, placeholder='...')
+
+        invalid = ', '.join(str(index) for index in rules if index < 1 or index > len(full_rules))
 
         if invalid:
-            await ctx.send(f":x: Invalid rule indices: {invalid}")
+            await ctx.send(shorten(":x: Invalid rule indices: " + invalid, 75, placeholder=' ...'))
             return
 
         for rule in rules: