diff --git a/apps/deckcraft/src/apple_events.rs b/apps/deckcraft/src/apple_events.rs
index 4b583ad0..172aff44 100644
--- a/apps/deckcraft/src/apple_events.rs
+++ b/apps/deckcraft/src/apple_events.rs
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ pub fn poll(inbox: &Inbox, app: &mut SlideApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
             Event::Open(paths) => {
                 for p in paths.iter().filter_map(|p| p.to_str()) {
                     if let Err(e) = app.open_path(p) {
-                        log::error!("{p}: {e}");
-                        app.set_status(format!("Couldn't open {p}: {e}"));
+                        let safe_p = p.replace(['\r', '\n'], " ");
+                        log::error!("{safe_p}: {e}");
+                        app.set_status(format!("Couldn't open {safe_p}: {e}"));
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/crates/text/src/lib.rs b/crates/text/src/lib.rs
index 6b17d004..e70c3304 100644
--- a/crates/text/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/text/src/lib.rs
@@ -572,11 +572,10 @@ fn alpha_num(n: u32, upper: bool) -> String {
     if n == 0 {
         return String::new();
     }
-    let mut n = n - 1;
+    let n = n - 1;
     let c = (b'a' + (n % 26) as u8) as char;
-    let reps = n / 26 + 1;
-    n = reps;
-    let s: String = std::iter::repeat_n(c, n as usize).collect();
+    let reps = (n / 26 + 1).min(50);
+    let s: String = std::iter::repeat_n(c, reps as usize).collect();
     if upper { s.to_uppercase() } else { s }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/text/src/tests.rs b/crates/text/src/tests.rs
index f3c1ccf4..0df5db4e 100644
--- a/crates/text/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/text/src/tests.rs
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ fn autonum_formats() {
     assert_eq!(autonum("alphaLcParenR", 2), "b)");
     assert_eq!(autonum("arabicParenBoth", 1), "(1)");
     assert_eq!(autonum("alphaUcPeriod", 27), "AA.");
+    assert_eq!(autonum("alphaUcPeriod", u32::MAX).len(), 51); // 50 letters + '.'
 }
 
 #[test]