diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js b/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js
index 8ed4be48d..0590cfd98 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js
@@ -462,12 +462,6 @@
             }
         },
         
-        is_truncatable: function() {
-            return NEWSBLUR.assets.preference("truncate_story") == 'all' || 
-                   (NEWSBLUR.assets.preference("truncate_story") == 'social' &&
-                    this.flags['social_view']);
-        },
-        
         // ==============
         // = Navigation =
         // ==============
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/views/story_detail_view.js b/media/js/newsblur/views/story_detail_view.js
index 7f89691f6..0a6664977 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/views/story_detail_view.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/views/story_detail_view.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ NEWSBLUR.Views.StoryDetailView = Backbone.View.extend({
             authors_score    : this.classifiers && this.classifiers.authors[this.model.get('story_authors')],
             tags_score       : this.classifiers && this.classifiers.tags,
             options          : this.options,
-            truncatable      : NEWSBLUR.reader.is_truncatable()
+            truncatable      : this.is_truncatable()
         };
     },
     
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ NEWSBLUR.Views.StoryDetailView = Backbone.View.extend({
         $header.css('textShadow',       NEWSBLUR.utils.generate_shadow(this.feed));
     },
     
+    is_truncatable: function() {
+        return NEWSBLUR.assets.preference("truncate_story") == 'all' || 
+               (NEWSBLUR.assets.preference("truncate_story") == 'social' &&
+                NEWSBLUR.reader.flags['social_view']);
+    },
+    
     make_story_title: function(story) {
         story = story || this.model;
         var title = story.get('story_title');
@@ -350,6 +356,8 @@ NEWSBLUR.Views.StoryDetailView = Backbone.View.extend({
     },
     
     watch_images_for_story_height: function() {
+        if (!this.is_truncatable()) return;
+        
         this.truncate_story_height();
 
         this.$('img').load(_.bind(function() {