diff --git a/metropolis/node/core/rpc/trace.go b/metropolis/node/core/rpc/trace.go
index 65802cd..934bcc9 100644
--- a/metropolis/node/core/rpc/trace.go
+++ b/metropolis/node/core/rpc/trace.go
@@ -164,5 +164,9 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		return name
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", name, strings.ReplaceAll(string(bytes), "\n", " "))
+	pretty := strings.ReplaceAll(string(bytes), "\n", " ")
+	if len(pretty) > 100 {
+		pretty = pretty[:100] + "..."
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", name, pretty)
 }