diff --git a/src/ui/Forms/Translate/MergeAndSplitHelper.cs b/src/ui/Forms/Translate/MergeAndSplitHelper.cs
index c396f4dde..cb1ea1aef 100644
--- a/src/ui/Forms/Translate/MergeAndSplitHelper.cs
+++ b/src/ui/Forms/Translate/MergeAndSplitHelper.cs
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms.Translate
                 {
                     var part = GetPartFromItem(text, item);
                     text = text.Remove(0, part.Length).Trim();
-                    lines.Add(text.Length > Configuration.Settings.General.SubtitleLineMaximumLength ? Utilities.AutoBreakLine(part) : part);
+                    lines.Add(part.Length > Configuration.Settings.General.SubtitleLineMaximumLength ? Utilities.AutoBreakLine(part) : part);
                 }
             }