diff --git a/cogs/commands/settings_management.py b/cogs/commands/settings_management.py
index 8ccd8ad..6293dcf 100644
--- a/cogs/commands/settings_management.py
+++ b/cogs/commands/settings_management.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class SettingsManagementCog(commands.Cog, name="Settings Management"):
         """
 
     @set.subcommand(
-        description="Set character length for a category. Can cut off usernames if is too short. Affects all categories."
+        description="Set character length for a category. Can cut off username/score. Affects all categories."
     )
     async def category_pad_length(
         self,
diff --git a/utilities/utils.py b/utilities/utils.py
index fae5544..370a6cd 100644
--- a/utilities/utils.py
+++ b/utilities/utils.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def format_highscore_message(guild: Guild, table: Table) -> str:
 
     # Gather all categories and add to string
     for category in table.categories:
-        ret_string += f"{category.name}".ljust(26, " ")
+        ret_string += f"{category.name}".ljust(guild.category_pad_length, " ")
     ret_string += "\n"
 
     # list rankings in a single line. Start with first place for each category and then continue
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ def format_highscore_message(guild: Guild, table: Table) -> str:
                 else:
                     score = score.rjust(7, " ")
 
-                ret_string += f"{i+1}: {username} - {score}".ljust(26, " ")
+                ret_string += f"{i+1}: {username} - {score}".ljust(guild.category_pad_length, " ")
             else:
-                ret_string += f"{i+1}: submit your score".ljust(26, " ")
+                ret_string += f"{i+1}:".ljust(guild.category_pad_length, " ")
         ret_string += "\n"
 
     return ret_string + "```"