diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/endpoints/meta.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/endpoints/meta.ts
index 77b643ff7f..5c5e1e2ad6 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/endpoints/meta.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/endpoints/meta.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export async function getInstance(
 		uri: config.url,
 		title: meta.name || 'Sharkey',
 		short_description:
-			meta.description?.substring(0, 50) || 'See real server website',
+			meta.description || 'This is a vanilla Sharkey Instance. It doesn\'t seem to have a description.',
 		description:
 			meta.description ||
 			'This is a vanilla Sharkey Instance. It doesn\'t seem to have a description.',