diff --git a/src/notifications.rs b/src/notifications.rs
index a3667f5..c120222 100644
--- a/src/notifications.rs
+++ b/src/notifications.rs
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ fn send_notification_desktop(summary: &str, body: Option<&str>) {
         .icon(IAMB_XDG_NAME)
         .action("default", "default");
 
+    #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    desktop_notification.urgency(notify_rust::Urgency::Normal);
+
     if let Some(body) = body {
         desktop_notification.body(body);
     }
@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ pub fn event_notification_body(event: &AnySyncTimelineEvent, sender_name: &str)
 }
 
 fn truncate(s: String) -> String {
-    static MAX_LENGTH: usize = 100;
+    static MAX_LENGTH: usize = 5000;
     if s.graphemes(true).count() > MAX_LENGTH {
         let truncated: String = s.graphemes(true).take(MAX_LENGTH).collect();
         truncated + "..."