diff --git a/packages/network.yaml b/packages/network.yaml
index d1745430..7f84e00c 100755
--- a/packages/network.yaml
+++ b/packages/network.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ sensor:
                   'Withings Scale'
                   ])
                   and(as_timestamp(now()) - as_timestamp(item.last_changed)) > 600 -%}
-              {{ item.attributes.friendly_name }} - {{((as_timestamp(now()) - as_timestamp(item.last_changed))/60) | round() }} minutes
+              {{ item.attributes.friendly_name }}
               {%- if not loop.last -%}
                 {{'
                 '}}
diff --git a/script/speech_processing.yaml b/script/speech_processing.yaml
index d116e70f..94bc0c7c 100755
--- a/script/speech_processing.yaml
+++ b/script/speech_processing.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ speech_processing:
     - service: mqtt.publish
       data_template:
         topic: 'polly/lastmsg'
-        payload: "This message is from {{ now().strftime('%-I') }}:{{ now().strftime('%M') }} {{ now().strftime('%p') }}. {{ speech_message }}"
+        payload: "This message is from {{ now().strftime('%-I') }}:{{ now().strftime('%M') }} {{ now().strftime('%p') }}. {{ speech_message | truncate(254)}}"
         retain: true
 
     - condition: and