diff --git a/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs b/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs
index 8f0b819..a00e11e 100644
--- a/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs
+++ b/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/util.cs
@@ -329,10 +329,23 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
             //Ensure doesn't start or end with a dash
             inObj = inObj.Trim('-');
             //No longer than 255 characters
-            inObj = StringUtil.MaxLength(inObj, 255);
+            inObj = MaxLength(inObj, 255);
             return inObj;
         }
 
+          /// <summary>
+        /// Trim a string if necessary
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="s"></param>
+        /// <param name="maxLength"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static string MaxLength(string s, int maxLength)
+        {
+            if (s.Length > maxLength)
+                s = s.Substring(0, maxLength);
+            return s;
+        }
+
         //clean up tags from client submission
         //remove dupes, substitute dashes for spaces, lowercase and shorten if exceed 255 chars
         //and sorts before returning to ensure consistent ordering