diff --git a/extensions/git/src/historyProvider.ts b/extensions/git/src/historyProvider.ts
index 19f9dc52fda..7b8d3e13b47 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/historyProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/historyProvider.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ export class GitHistoryProvider implements SourceControlHistoryProvider, FileDec
 
 				const newLineIndex = message.indexOf('\n');
 				const subject = newLineIndex !== -1
-					? `${truncate(message, newLineIndex)}`
+					? `${truncate(message, newLineIndex, false)}`
 					: message;
 
 				const avatarUrl = commitAvatars?.get(commit.hash);
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/timelineProvider.ts b/extensions/git/src/timelineProvider.ts
index 76a3f92dde1..f2e6231582f 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/timelineProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/timelineProvider.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class GitTimelineItem extends TimelineItem {
 		contextValue: string
 	) {
 		const index = message.indexOf('\n');
-		const label = index !== -1 ? `${truncate(message, index)}` : message;
+		const label = index !== -1 ? `${truncate(message, index, false)}` : message;
 
 		super(label, timestamp);