diff --git a/modules/base/tool.go b/modules/base/tool.go
index ebbff8671..8145522e2 100644
--- a/modules/base/tool.go
+++ b/modules/base/tool.go
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func Subtract(left interface{}, right interface{}) interface{} {
 // EllipsisString returns a truncated short string,
 // it appends '...' in the end of the length of string is too large.
 func EllipsisString(str string, length int) string {
-	if utf8.RuneCountInString(str) <= 3 {
+	if length <= 3 {
 		return "..."
 	}
 	if utf8.RuneCountInString(str) <= length {