diff --git a/brutaldon/forms.py b/brutaldon/forms.py
index 08602dc..8edcf04 100644
--- a/brutaldon/forms.py
+++ b/brutaldon/forms.py
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ PRIVACY_CHOICES = (('public', 'Public'),
 
 timezones = [ (tz, tz) for tz in common_timezones]
 
-MAX_LENGTH = settings.TOOT_MAX_LENGTH
-
 class LoginForm(forms.Form):
     instance = forms.CharField(label="Instance",
                                max_length=256)
@@ -31,39 +29,25 @@ class PreferencesForm(forms.ModelForm):
 class PostForm(forms.Form):
     """def status_post(self, status, in_reply_to_id=None, media_ids=None,
                        sensitive=False, visibility=None, spoiler_text=None):"""
-    status = forms.CharField(label="Toot", max_length=MAX_LENGTH, widget=forms.Textarea)
+    status = forms.CharField(label="Toot", widget=forms.Textarea)
     visibility = forms.ChoiceField(label="Toot visibility", choices=PRIVACY_CHOICES,
                                    required=False)
-    spoiler_text = forms.CharField(label="CW or Subject", max_length=MAX_LENGTH,
+    spoiler_text = forms.CharField(label="CW or Subject",
                                    required=False)
     media_file_1 = forms.FileField(label = "Media 1",
                                    required=False)
     media_text_1 = forms.CharField(label="Describe media 1.",
-                                   max_length=MAX_LENGTH,
                                    required=False)
     media_file_2 = forms.FileField(label = "Media 2",
                                    required=False)
     media_text_2 = forms.CharField(label="Describe media 2.",
-                                   max_length=MAX_LENGTH,
                                    required=False)
     media_file_3 = forms.FileField(label = "Media 3",
                                    required=False)
     media_text_3 = forms.CharField(label="Describe media 3.",
-                                   max_length=MAX_LENGTH,
                                    required=False)
     media_file_4 = forms.FileField(label = "Media 4",
                                    required=False)
     media_text_4 = forms.CharField(label="Describe media 4.",
-                                   max_length=MAX_LENGTH,
                                    required=False)
     media_sensitive = forms.BooleanField(label="Sensitive media?", required=False)
-
-    def clean(self):
-        cleaned_data = super().clean()
-        status = cleaned_data.get("status")
-        spoiler_text = cleaned_data.get("spoiler_text")
-
-        if (status and spoiler_text and len(status) + len(spoiler_text) > MAX_LENGTH):
-            raise forms.ValidationError("Max length of toot exceeded: %(max_length)s",
-                                        code="too_long",
-                                        params={"max_length": MAX_LENGTH})
diff --git a/brutaldon/views.py b/brutaldon/views.py
index a60072e..15a6785 100644
--- a/brutaldon/views.py
+++ b/brutaldon/views.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 from django.core.files.uploadhandler import TemporaryFileUploadHandler
 from brutaldon.forms import LoginForm, OAuthLoginForm, PreferencesForm, PostForm
 from brutaldon.models import Client, Account, Preference, Theme
-from mastodon import Mastodon, AttribAccessDict, MastodonError
+from mastodon import Mastodon, AttribAccessDict, MastodonError, MastodonAPIError
 from urllib import parse
 from pdb import set_trace
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
@@ -411,10 +411,17 @@ def toot(request, mention=None):
                                                                          None)))
             if form.cleaned_data['visibility'] == '':
                 form.cleaned_data['visibility'] = request.session['user'].source.privacy
-            mastodon.status_post(status=form.cleaned_data['status'],
-                                 visibility=form.cleaned_data['visibility'],
-                                 spoiler_text=form.cleaned_data['spoiler_text'],
-                                 media_ids=media_objects)
+            try:
+                mastodon.status_post(status=form.cleaned_data['status'],
+                                     visibility=form.cleaned_data['visibility'],
+                                     spoiler_text=form.cleaned_data['spoiler_text'],
+                                     media_ids=media_objects)
+            except MastodonAPIError as error:
+                form.add_error("", "%s" % error.args[-1])
+                return render(request, 'main/post.html',
+                              {'form': form,
+                               'own_acct': request.session['user'],
+                               'preferences': account.preferences})
             return redirect(home)
         else:
             return render(request, 'main/post.html',