diff --git a/steward/bot/telegram.py b/steward/bot/telegram.py
index fe73549..8c1e072 100644
--- a/steward/bot/telegram.py
+++ b/steward/bot/telegram.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ async def flush_handler(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> N
         f"Summary to tag:\n\n{summary_text}",
         system_prompt=_TAGS_SYSTEM_PROMPT,
     )
-    tags = [t.strip().lower() for t in tags_raw.split(",") if t.strip()][:10]
+    tags = [t.strip().lower() for t in tags_raw.split(",") if t.strip()][:8]
 
     message_count = sum(1 for m in history if m["role"] == "user")
     thread_summary = ThreadSummary(