diff --git a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
index 32faa285..793abbba 100644
--- a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller.go
@@ -2540,6 +2540,12 @@ func convertPolicyStatusToString(plc *policyv1.ConfigurationPolicy) (results str
 		}
 	}
 
+	runeResult := []rune(result)
+
+	if len(runeResult) > 1024 {
+		result = string(append(runeResult[:1021], '.', '.', '.'))
+	}
+
 	return result
 }
 
diff --git a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller_suite_test.go b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller_suite_test.go
index 313566de..f66c92d8 100644
--- a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller_suite_test.go
+++ b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller_suite_test.go
@@ -17,25 +17,27 @@ import (
 	policyv1 "open-cluster-management.io/config-policy-controller/api/v1"
 )
 
-var samplePolicy = policyv1.ConfigurationPolicy{
-	ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-		Name:      "foo",
-		Namespace: "default",
-	},
-	Spec: policyv1.ConfigurationPolicySpec{
-		Severity: "low",
-		NamespaceSelector: policyv1.Target{
-			Include: []policyv1.NonEmptyString{"default", "kube-*"},
-			Exclude: []policyv1.NonEmptyString{"kube-system"},
+func getSamplePolicy() policyv1.ConfigurationPolicy {
+	return policyv1.ConfigurationPolicy{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "foo",
+			Namespace: "default",
 		},
-		RemediationAction: "inform",
-		ObjectTemplates: []*policyv1.ObjectTemplate{
-			{
-				ComplianceType:   "musthave",
-				ObjectDefinition: runtime.RawExtension{},
+		Spec: policyv1.ConfigurationPolicySpec{
+			Severity: "low",
+			NamespaceSelector: policyv1.Target{
+				Include: []policyv1.NonEmptyString{"default", "kube-*"},
+				Exclude: []policyv1.NonEmptyString{"kube-system"},
+			},
+			RemediationAction: "inform",
+			ObjectTemplates: []*policyv1.ObjectTemplate{
+				{
+					ComplianceType:   "musthave",
+					ObjectDefinition: runtime.RawExtension{},
+				},
 			},
 		},
-	},
+	}
 }
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
diff --git a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller_test.go b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller_test.go
index bdd5c55d..d4da06d2 100644
--- a/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/configurationpolicy_controller_test.go
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ func TestConvertPolicyStatusToString(t *testing.T) {
 		compliantDetails = append(compliantDetails, compliantDetail)
 	}
 
+	samplePolicy := getSamplePolicy()
+
 	samplePolicyStatus := policyv1.ConfigurationPolicyStatus{
 		ComplianceState:   "Compliant",
 		CompliancyDetails: compliantDetails,
@@ -246,6 +248,29 @@ func TestConvertPolicyStatusToString(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, policyInString)
 }
 
+func TestConvertPolicyStatusToStringLongMsg(t *testing.T) {
+	msg := "Do. Or do not. There is no try."
+	for len([]rune(msg)) < 1024 {
+		msg += " Do. Or do not. There is no try."
+	}
+
+	samplePolicy := getSamplePolicy()
+
+	samplePolicy.Status = policyv1.ConfigurationPolicyStatus{
+		ComplianceState: "Compliant",
+		CompliancyDetails: []policyv1.TemplateStatus{
+			{
+				ComplianceState: policyv1.NonCompliant,
+				Conditions:      []policyv1.Condition{{Message: msg}},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	statusMsg := convertPolicyStatusToString(&samplePolicy)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, statusMsg, "...")
+	assert.Len(t, []rune(statusMsg), 1024)
+}
+
 func TestMerge(t *testing.T) {
 	oldList := []interface{}{
 		map[string]interface{}{