diff --git a/scraibe/email_sender.py b/scraibe/email_sender.py
index 8cd9488..2401f2e 100644
--- a/scraibe/email_sender.py
+++ b/scraibe/email_sender.py
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ def create_transcript_docx(text: str, filename: str):
     _create_transcript_section_properties(doc.sections[0])
 
     # Max characters per visual line (for 12pt Courier, 1" margins)
-    max_chars = 72
+    max_chars = 58
 
     # Global line counter for visual lines
     line_number = 0