diff --git a/scripts/check_freshness.py b/scripts/check_freshness.py
index 2a67030c..32cda9a4 100644
--- a/scripts/check_freshness.py
+++ b/scripts/check_freshness.py
@@ -1037,10 +1037,13 @@ def render(findings: list[Finding]) -> str:
         if not rows:
             continue
         lines.append(f"\n[{area}]")
+        # Columns are padded, never cut: the profile_sync row says in its
+        # local and remote values what to re-read, and lost the end of it.
+        local_width = min(max((len(f.local) for f in rows), default=0), 44)
         for f in rows:
-            cols = f"  {f.status:7} {f.subject[:width]:{width}}"
+            cols = f"  {f.status:7} {f.subject:{width}}"
             if f.local or f.remote:
-                cols += f"  {f.local[:32]:32} -> {f.remote[:32]}"
+                cols += f"  {f.local:{local_width}} -> {f.remote}"
             if f.detail:
                 cols += f"  {f.detail}"
             lines.append(cols.rstrip())
diff --git a/tests/test_check_freshness.py b/tests/test_check_freshness.py
index eedf04a1..2fc1eb98 100644
--- a/tests/test_check_freshness.py
+++ b/tests/test_check_freshness.py
@@ -303,6 +303,14 @@ class RepositoryWiringTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn("[ci]", text)
         self.assertIn("[data]", text)
 
+    def test_render_keeps_long_values_whole(self):
+        """The profile_sync row lost the end of its sentence at 32 characters."""
+        local = "12 profiles behind upstream, 103 refs to re-read"
+        text = cf.render([cf.Finding("profiles", "profile_sync", cf.STALE, local=local,
+                                     remote="run profile_sync --all --triage")])
+        self.assertIn(local, text)
+        self.assertIn("run profile_sync --all --triage", text)
+
 
 class RepeatedDestinations(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_a_change_to_an_earlier_declaration_is_seen(self):