diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/modals/custom-text.ts b/frontend/src/ts/modals/custom-text.ts
index 37b07ae3a4c9..ec0cd14eb872 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/modals/custom-text.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/modals/custom-text.ts
@@ -369,7 +369,10 @@ function apply(): void {
   CustomText.setPipeDelimiter(state.customTextPipeDelimiter);
   CustomText.setText(text);
 
-  if (state.customTextLimits.word !== "") {
+  if (state.customTextMode === "simple" && state.customTextPipeDelimiter) {
+    CustomText.setLimitMode("section");
+    CustomText.setLimitValue(text.length);
+  } else if (state.customTextLimits.word !== "") {
     CustomText.setLimitMode("word");
     CustomText.setLimitValue(parseInt(state.customTextLimits.word));
   } else if (state.customTextLimits.time !== "") {