diff --git a/netcache.py b/netcache.py
index 016f37f..8dde7ca 100755
--- a/netcache.py
+++ b/netcache.py
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ def get_cache_path(url):
         #and we try to access folder
         if os.path.isdir(cache_path):
             cache_path += "/" + index
+    if len(cache_path) > 259:
+        print("Path is too long. This is an OS limitation.\n\n")
+        print(url)
+        return None
     return cache_path
 
 def write_body(url,body,mime=None):
diff --git a/offpunk.py b/offpunk.py
index 53810b2..408eb67 100755
--- a/offpunk.py
+++ b/offpunk.py
@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@ class GeminiItem():
             path = None
         if path:
             # There’s on OS limit on path length
-            if len(path) > 259:
-                toreturn = "Path is too long. This is an OS limitation.\n\n"
-                toreturn += self.url
-                return toreturn
             elif as_file:
                 return path
             else: