diff --git a/app/actions/comments.ts b/app/actions/comments.ts
index be2fef9..b868a1d 100644
--- a/app/actions/comments.ts
+++ b/app/actions/comments.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export async function addComment(prevState: { message: string }, formData: FormD
     const success_message = 'Thanks, your comment was submitted and is awaiting approval.'
 
     const schema = z.object({
-        comment: z.string().min(1).max(255).trim(),
+        comment: z.string().min(1).max(300),
         slug: z.string(),
         parent_id: z.string().optional()
     })
diff --git a/lib/dateFns.ts b/lib/dateFns.ts
index d477091..7c50c81 100644
--- a/lib/dateFns.ts
+++ b/lib/dateFns.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
     differenceInHours,
     differenceInMinutes,
     differenceInMonths,
-    differenceInSeconds,
     differenceInWeeks,
     differenceInYears
 } from 'date-fns'
@@ -17,8 +16,7 @@ export function getShortDurationFromNow(fromDateTime: string) {
         {fn: differenceInWeeks, suffix: 'w'},
         {fn: differenceInDays, suffix: 'd'},
         {fn: differenceInHours, suffix: 'h'},
-        {fn: differenceInMinutes, suffix: 'm'},
-        {fn: differenceInSeconds, suffix: 's'}
+        {fn: differenceInMinutes, suffix: 'm'}
     ]
 
     for (const {fn, suffix} of units) {
@@ -28,5 +26,5 @@ export function getShortDurationFromNow(fromDateTime: string) {
         }
     }
 
-    return '0s'
+    return '<1m'
 }