diff --git a/commands/countChars.ts b/commands/countChars.ts
index 21799a3..4b5601d 100644
--- a/commands/countChars.ts
+++ b/commands/countChars.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ module.exports = {
 			inputString = messagefromId.content;
 		}
 		if (inputString.length > 1000) {
-			inputString = inputString.length + "characters long";
+			inputString = "too long to copy";
 		}
-		await interaction.reply("Input: `" + inputString + "`\n" + "Output: " + codeBlock("", countChars(inputString)));
+		
+		await interaction.reply("Input: `" + inputString + "`\n" + "input length: " + inputString.length + " characters long" +  "\n Output: " + codeBlock("", countChars(inputString)));
 		console.log("User " + interaction.user.tag + " ran /count_chars");
 	},
 };