diff --git a/backend/src/dal/new-quotes.ts b/backend/src/dal/new-quotes.ts
index 5741deb1b8cd..43948b52600c 100644
--- a/backend/src/dal/new-quotes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/dal/new-quotes.ts
@@ -159,10 +159,11 @@ export async function approve(
     );
   }
   const language = targetQuote.language;
+  const approvedText = editQuote ?? targetQuote.text;
   const quote: ApproveQuote = {
-    text: editQuote ?? targetQuote.text,
+    text: approvedText,
     source: editSource ?? targetQuote.source,
-    length: targetQuote.text.length,
+    length: approvedText.length,
     approvedBy: name,
     id: -1,
   };
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/components/modals/QuoteSearchModal.tsx b/frontend/src/ts/components/modals/QuoteSearchModal.tsx
index 1e5e587d3074..358e201ffef5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/components/modals/QuoteSearchModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/components/modals/QuoteSearchModal.tsx
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ function exactSearch(quotes: Quote[], captured: RegExp[]): [Quote[], string[]] {
 }
 
 function getLengthDesc(quote: Quote): string {
-  if (quote.length < 101) return "short";
-  if (quote.length < 301) return "medium";
-  if (quote.length < 601) return "long";
+  if (quote.group === 0) return "short";
+  if (quote.group === 1) return "medium";
+  if (quote.group === 2) return "long";
+  if (quote.group === 3) return "thicc";
   return "thicc";
 }