diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 0135fc9..68c70ee 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -255,12 +255,13 @@ function run() {
             if (truncatedShortDescription.length !== inputs.shortDescription.length) {
                 core.warning(`The short description exceeds DockerHub's limit and has been truncated to ${SHORT_DESCRIPTION_MAX_BYTES} bytes.`);
             }
+            core.debug(`Truncated short description: ${truncatedShortDescription}`);
             // Acquire a token for the Docker Hub API
             core.info('Acquiring token');
             const token = yield dockerhubHelper.getToken(inputs.username, inputs.password);
             // Send a PATCH request to update the description of the repository
             core.info('Sending PATCH request');
-            yield dockerhubHelper.updateRepositoryDescription(token, inputs.repository, inputs.shortDescription, readmeContent);
+            yield dockerhubHelper.updateRepositoryDescription(token, inputs.repository, truncatedShortDescription, readmeContent);
             core.info('Request successful');
         }
         catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index c384732..e79de63 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
         `The short description exceeds DockerHub's limit and has been truncated to ${SHORT_DESCRIPTION_MAX_BYTES} bytes.`
       )
     }
+    core.debug(`Truncated short description: ${truncatedShortDescription}`)
 
     // Acquire a token for the Docker Hub API
     core.info('Acquiring token')
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     await dockerhubHelper.updateRepositoryDescription(
       token,
       inputs.repository,
-      inputs.shortDescription,
+      truncatedShortDescription,
       readmeContent
     )
     core.info('Request successful')