diff --git a/plugins/soundc.py b/plugins/soundc.py
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index 4805b91..0000000
--- a/plugins/soundc.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-from util import hook, http, web
-from urllib import urlencode
-import re
-
-sc_re = (r'(.*:)//(www.)?(soundcloud.com)(.*)', re.I)
-
-def truncate(msg):
-    nmsg = msg.split(" ")
-    out = None
-    x = 0
-    for i in nmsg:
-      if x <= 7:
-        if out:
-          out = out + " " + nmsg[x]
-        else:
-          out = nmsg[x]
-      x = x + 1
-    if x <= 7:
-      return out
-    else:
-      return out + "..."
-
-@hook.regex(*sc_re)
-def soundcloud_url(match, bot=None):
-  api_key = bot.config.get("api_keys", {}).get("soundcloud")
-  if not api_key:
-    return "Error: no api key set"
-  url = match.group(1).split(' ')[-1] + "//" + (match.group(2) if match.group(2) else "") + match.group(3) + match.group(4).split(' ')[0]
-  apiurl = "http://api.soundcloud.com"
-  track = http.get_json(apiurl + '/resolve.json?' + urlencode({'url': url, 'client_id': api_key}))
-  if track['description']:
-    desc = ": %s " % truncate(track['description'])
-  else:
-    desc = ""
-  if track['genre'] != "":
-    genre = "- Genre: \x02%s\x02 " % track['genre']
-  else:
-    genre = ""
-  return "SoundCloud track: \x02%s\x02 by \x02%s\x02 %s%s- %s plays, %s downloads, %s comments - \x02%s\x02" % (track['title'], track['user']['username'], desc, genre, track['playback_count'], track['download_count'], track['comment_count'], web.isgd(track['permalink_url']))
diff --git a/plugins/soundcloud.py b/plugins/soundcloud.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c70bb28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/soundcloud.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from util import hook, http, web, text
+from urllib import urlencode
+import re
+
+sc_re = (r'(.*:)//(www.)?(soundcloud.com)(.*)', re.I)
+api_url = "http://api.soundcloud.com"
+
+
+@hook.regex(*sc_re)
+def soundcloud_url(match, bot=None):
+    api_key = bot.config.get("api_keys", {}).get("soundcloud")
+    if not api_key:
+        return "error: no api key set"
+
+    url = match.group(1).split(' ')[-1] + "//" + (match.group(2) if match.group(2) else "") + match.group(3) + match.group(4).split(' ')[0]
+    data = http.get_json(api_url + '/resolve.json?' + urlencode({'url': url, 'client_id': api_key}))
+
+    if data['description']:
+        desc = u": {} ".format(text.truncate_str(data['description'], 50))
+    else:
+        desc = ""
+    if data['genre']:
+        genre = u"- Genre: \x02{}\x02 ".format(data['genre'])
+    else:
+        genre = ""
+
+    try:
+        url = web.isgd(data['permalink_url'])
+    except (web.ShortenError, http.HTTPError):
+        url = data['permalink_url']
+
+    return u"SoundCloud track: \x02{}\x02 by \x02{}user\x02 {}{}- {} plays, {} downloads, {} comments - \x02{}\x02".format(data['title'], data['user']['username'], desc, genre, data['playback_count'], data['download_count'], data['comment_count'], url)
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