diff --git a/src/subcommand.rs b/src/subcommand.rs
index 22102a5..7cf101e 100644
--- a/src/subcommand.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand.rs
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ impl Subcommand {
   }
 
   fn list(config: &Config, level: usize, justfile: &Justfile) {
+    const MAX_WIDTH: usize = 50;
+
     // Construct a target to alias map.
     let mut recipe_aliases: BTreeMap<&str, Vec<&str>> = BTreeMap::new();
     if !config.no_aliases {
@@ -460,13 +462,13 @@ impl Subcommand {
           );
         }
 
-        if line_width <= 30 {
+        if line_width <= MAX_WIDTH {
           line_widths.insert(name, line_width);
         }
       }
     }
 
-    let max_line_width = cmp::min(line_widths.values().copied().max().unwrap_or(0), 30);
+    let max_line_width = cmp::min(line_widths.values().copied().max().unwrap_or(0), MAX_WIDTH);
     let doc_color = config.color.stdout().doc();
 
     if level == 0 {
diff --git a/tests/misc.rs b/tests/misc.rs
index 66db8ae..8b40183 100644
--- a/tests/misc.rs
+++ b/tests/misc.rs
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ x a b='B	' c='C':
   echo {{a}} {{b}} {{c}}
 
 # something else
-this-recipe-is-very-very-very-important Z="\t z":
+this-recipe-is-very-very-very-very-very-very-very-very-important Z="\t z":
 
 # this recipe will not appear
 _private-recipe:
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ _private-recipe:
   stdout:   r#"
     Available recipes:
         hello a b='B	' c='C' # this does a thing
-        this-recipe-is-very-very-very-important Z="\t z" # something else
+        this-recipe-is-very-very-very-very-very-very-very-very-important Z="\t z" # something else
         x a b='B	' c='C'     # this does another thing
   "#,
 }