diff --git a/app/lib/doi_checker.rb b/app/lib/doi_checker.rb
index 2985644e..cadcca60 100644
--- a/app/lib/doi_checker.rb
+++ b/app/lib/doi_checker.rb
@@ -19,19 +19,17 @@ def check_dois
         # If there's no DOI present, check Crossref to see if we can find a candidate DOI for this entry.
         elsif entry.has_field?('title')
             candidate_doi = crossref_lookup(entry.title.value)
+            truncated_title = entry.title.to_s[0,50]
+            truncated_title += "..." if truncated_title.length < entry.title.to_s.length
             if candidate_doi == "CROSSREF-ERROR"
-              truncated_title = entry.title.to_s[0,50]
-              truncated_title += "..." if truncated_title.length < entry.title.to_s.length
               doi_summary[:missing].push("Errored finding suggestions for \"#{truncated_title}\", please try later")
             elsif candidate_doi
-              doi_summary[:missing].push("#{candidate_doi} may be a valid DOI for title: #{entry.title}")
+              doi_summary[:missing].push("#{candidate_doi} may be a valid DOI for title: #{truncated_title}")
             else
               doi_summary[:missing].push("No DOI given, and none found for title: #{truncated_title}")
             end
         else
-          truncated_entry = entry.to_s[0,50]
-          truncated_entry += "..." if truncated_entry.length entry.to_s.length
-          doi_summary[:missing].push("No DOI or title given for entry #{truncated_entry}")
+          doi_summary[:missing].push("Entry without DOI or title found")
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/doi_checker_spec.rb b/spec/doi_checker_spec.rb
index bdb90a5c..d45b049a 100644
--- a/spec/doi_checker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/doi_checker_spec.rb
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
 
       doi_summary = doi_checker.check_dois
       expect(doi_summary[:ok]).to be_empty
-      expect(doi_summary[invalid]).to be_empty
-      expect(doi_summary[:missing][0]).to eq("No DOI or title given for entry #{entry.to_s}")
+      expect(doi_summary[:invalid]).to be_empty
+      expect(doi_summary[:missing][0]).to eq("Entry without DOI or title found")
     end
   end