diff --git a/panels/job_status.py b/panels/job_status.py
index 2a302288..b487cb63 100644
--- a/panels/job_status.py
+++ b/panels/job_status.py
@@ -837,14 +837,13 @@ class JobStatusPanel(ScreenPanel):
             "complete": self.labels['file'].get_label(),
             "current": self.labels['file'].get_label(),
             "position": 0,
-            "limit": 24,
+            "limit": 0.8 * (self._gtk.get_content_width() - self.labels[
+                'darea'].get_allocated_width()) // self._gtk.get_font_size(),
             "length": len(self.labels['file'].get_label())
         }
 
-        if self.animation_timeout is None:
-            # if self.labels['file'].is_ellipsized(): <- currently this doesn't work
-            if (self.filename_label['length'] - self.filename_label['limit']) > 0:
-                self.animation_timeout = GLib.timeout_add_seconds(1, self.animate_label)
+        if self.animation_timeout is None and (self.filename_label['length'] - self.filename_label['limit']) > 0:
+            self.animation_timeout = GLib.timeout_add_seconds(1, self.animate_label)
         self.update_percent_complete()
         self.update_file_metadata()