diff --git a/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart b/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
index 23bd025..50fdcd6 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@ class EventRenderer extends ConsumerWidget {
                                             style: textStyle,
                                             text: body,
                                             maxLines: maxLines,
-                                            overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
+                                            overflow: maxLines == null
+                                                ? null
+                                                : TextOverflow.ellipsis,
                                             options: LinkifyOptions(
                                               humanize: false,
                                             ),