diff --git a/src/web/inbound.test.ts b/src/web/inbound.test.ts
index 5850114da..de9fd4a13 100644
--- a/src/web/inbound.test.ts
+++ b/src/web/inbound.test.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ describe("web inbound helpers", () => {
       },
     } as unknown as import("@whiskeysockets/baileys").proto.IMessage);
     expect(body).toBe(
-      "<contacts: Alice, +15555550101, Bob, +15555550102, Charlie, +15555550103 (+1 more) +1 more>",
+      "<contacts: Alice, +15555550101, Bob, +15555550102, Charlie, +15555550103 (+1 more), Dana, +15555550105>",
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/src/web/inbound.ts b/src/web/inbound.ts
index 8fc094515..38f43b3fe 100644
--- a/src/web/inbound.ts
+++ b/src/web/inbound.ts
@@ -801,10 +801,7 @@ function formatContactsPlaceholder(labels: string[], total: number): string {
     const suffix = total === 1 ? "contact" : "contacts";
     return `<contacts: ${total} ${suffix}>`;
   }
-  const shown = cleaned.slice(0, 3);
-  const remaining = Math.max(total - shown.length, 0);
-  const suffix = remaining > 0 ? ` +${remaining} more` : "";
-  return `<contacts: ${shown.join(", ")}${suffix}>`;
+  return `<contacts: ${cleaned.join(", ")}>`;
 }
 
 function formatContactLabel(