diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectGlobalUD.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectGlobalUD.py
index b3cc8669ae..8af8a0ecb8 100755
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectGlobalUD.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectGlobalUD.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ class DistributedObjectGlobalUD(DistributedObjectUD):
         DistributedObjectUD.delete(self)
 
     def execCommand(self, command, mwMgrId, avId, zoneId):
-        text = self.__execMessage(command)
-        print text
+        text = str(self.__execMessage(command))[:config.GetInt("ai-debug-length",300)]
+        
         dclass = uber.air.dclassesByName.get("PiratesMagicWordManagerAI")
         dg = dclass.aiFormatUpdate(
             "setMagicWordResponse", mwMgrId, (1<<32)+avId, uber.air.ourChannel, [text])