diff --git a/news/templates/news/news_card_content_short.html b/news/templates/news/news_card_content_short.html
index 09f352dba28e09c03d01c1b99b85dee15a43dfb1..2f796a59052dbe0c60c8aea137a5fdd250c72036 100644
--- a/news/templates/news/news_card_content_short.html
+++ b/news/templates/news/news_card_content_short.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <div>
         <h5 class="text-muted mb-2">{{news.date|date:'j F Y'}}</h5>
         <div>
-            {{news.blurb|truncatechars_html:90|safe}}
+            {{news.blurb|truncatechars_html:180|safe}}
 
             <br>
             <a href="{% url 'news:news' %}#news_{{news.id}}" class="my-1 d-inline-block">Read more</a>