diff --git a/bdfr/file_name_formatter.py b/bdfr/file_name_formatter.py
index e81fe7f..542a722 100644
--- a/bdfr/file_name_formatter.py
+++ b/bdfr/file_name_formatter.py
@@ -111,19 +111,19 @@ class FileNameFormatter:
         if not resource.extension:
             raise BulkDownloaderException(f'Resource from {resource.url} has no extension')
         file_name = str(self._format_name(resource.source_submission, self.file_format_string))
-        if not re.match(r'.*\.$',file_name) and not re.match(r'^\..*',resource.extension):
+        if not re.match(r'.*\.$', file_name) and not re.match(r'^\..*', resource.extension):
             ending = index + '.' + resource.extension
         else:
             ending = index + resource.extension
 
         try:
-            file_path = self._limit_file_name_length(file_name, ending, subfolder)
+            file_path = self.limit_file_name_length(file_name, ending, subfolder)
         except TypeError:
             raise BulkDownloaderException(f'Could not determine path name: {subfolder}, {index}, {resource.extension}')
         return file_path
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _limit_file_name_length(filename: str, ending: str, root: Path) -> Path:
+    def limit_file_name_length(filename: str, ending: str, root: Path) -> Path:
         root = root.resolve().expanduser()
         possible_id = re.search(r'((?:_\w{6})?$)', filename)
         if possible_id:
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ class FileNameFormatter:
         max_length_chars = 255 - len(ending)
         max_length_bytes = 255 - len(ending.encode('utf-8'))
         max_path_length = max_path - len(ending) - len(str(root)) - 1
-        while len(filename) > max_length_chars or \
-                len(filename.encode('utf-8')) > max_length_bytes or \
-                len(filename) > max_path_length:
+        while any([len(filename) > max_length_chars,
+                   len(filename.encode('utf-8')) > max_length_bytes,
+                   len(filename) > max_path_length]):
             filename = filename[:-1]
         return Path(root, filename + ending)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_file_name_formatter.py b/tests/test_file_name_formatter.py
index f9bb2ad..97fd851 100644
--- a/tests/test_file_name_formatter.py
+++ b/tests/test_file_name_formatter.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def test_format_multiple_resources():
     ('😍💕✨' * 100, '_1.png'),
 ))
 def test_limit_filename_length(test_filename: str, test_ending: str):
-    result = FileNameFormatter._limit_file_name_length(test_filename, test_ending, Path('.'))
+    result = FileNameFormatter.limit_file_name_length(test_filename, test_ending, Path('.'))
     assert len(result.name) <= 255
     assert len(result.name.encode('utf-8')) <= 255
     assert len(str(result)) <= FileNameFormatter.find_max_path_length()
@@ -207,15 +207,15 @@ def test_limit_filename_length(test_filename: str, test_ending: str):
     ('😍💕✨' * 100 + '_aaa1aa', '_1.png', '_aaa1aa_1.png'),
 ))
 def test_preserve_id_append_when_shortening(test_filename: str, test_ending: str, expected_end: str):
-    result = FileNameFormatter._limit_file_name_length(test_filename, test_ending, Path('.'))
+    result = FileNameFormatter.limit_file_name_length(test_filename, test_ending, Path('.'))
     assert len(result.name) <= 255
     assert len(result.name.encode('utf-8')) <= 255
     assert result.name.endswith(expected_end)
     assert len(str(result)) <= FileNameFormatter.find_max_path_length()
 
 
-def test_shorten_filenames(submission: MagicMock, tmp_path: Path):
-    submission.title = 'A' * 300
+def test_shorten_filename_real(submission: MagicMock, tmp_path: Path):
+    submission.title = 'A' * 500
     submission.author.name = 'test'
     submission.subreddit.display_name = 'test'
     submission.id = 'BBBBBB'
@@ -226,6 +226,21 @@ def test_shorten_filenames(submission: MagicMock, tmp_path: Path):
     result.touch()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(('test_name', 'test_ending'), (
+    ('a', 'b'),
+    ('a', '_bbbbbb.jpg'),
+    ('a' * 20, '_bbbbbb.jpg'),
+    ('a' * 50, '_bbbbbb.jpg'),
+    ('a' * 500, '_bbbbbb.jpg'),
+))
+def test_shorten_path(test_name: str, test_ending: str, tmp_path: Path):
+    result = FileNameFormatter.limit_file_name_length(test_name, test_ending, tmp_path)
+    assert len(str(result.name)) <= 255
+    assert len(str(result.name).encode('UTF-8')) <= 255
+    assert len(str(result.name).encode('cp1252')) <= 255
+    assert len(str(result)) <= FileNameFormatter.find_max_path_length()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(('test_string', 'expected'), (
     ('test', 'test'),
     ('test😍', 'test'),
@@ -380,7 +395,7 @@ def test_get_max_path_length():
 def test_windows_max_path(tmp_path: Path):
     with unittest.mock.patch('platform.system', return_value='Windows'):
         with unittest.mock.patch('bdfr.file_name_formatter.FileNameFormatter.find_max_path_length', return_value=260):
-            result = FileNameFormatter._limit_file_name_length('test' * 100, '_1.png', tmp_path)
+            result = FileNameFormatter.limit_file_name_length('test' * 100, '_1.png', tmp_path)
             assert len(str(result)) <= 260
             assert len(result.name) <= (260 - len(str(tmp_path)))