diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/data/io/MediaRecorderManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/data/io/MediaRecorderManager.kt
index 1a50af5b9..168d8a284 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/data/io/MediaRecorderManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/data/io/MediaRecorderManager.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import android.media.MediaRecorder
 import android.util.Log
 import com.nextcloud.talk.R
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.domain.ConversationModel
+import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.FileUtils
 import java.io.IOException
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
 import java.util.Date
@@ -149,8 +150,8 @@ class MediaRecorderManager : LifecycleAwareManager {
             date,
             validDisplayName
         )
-        if (fileNameWithoutSuffix.length > 146) {
-            fileNameWithoutSuffix = fileNameWithoutSuffix.substring(0, 146)
+        if (fileNameWithoutSuffix.length > FileUtils.FILE_MAX_LENGTH) {
+            fileNameWithoutSuffix = fileNameWithoutSuffix.substring(0, FileUtils.FILE_MAX_LENGTH)
         }
         val fileName = fileNameWithoutSuffix + VOICE_MESSAGE_FILE_SUFFIX
         currentVoiceRecordFile = "${context.cacheDir.absolutePath}/$fileName"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/FileUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/FileUtils.kt
index 7a9ea633b..c7ab91281 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/FileUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/FileUtils.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ object FileUtils {
     private val TAG = FileUtils::class.java.simpleName
     private const val RADIX: Int = 16
     private const val MD5_LENGTH: Int = 32
+    const val FILE_MAX_LENGTH = 146
 
     /**
      * Creates a new [File]