diff --git a/va/validation-authority.go b/va/validation-authority.go
index 0da035d05..7f77f13f8 100644
--- a/va/validation-authority.go
+++ b/va/validation-authority.go
@@ -373,8 +373,9 @@ func (va *ValidationAuthorityImpl) validateHTTP01(ctx context.Context, identifie
 	}
 
 	if expectedKeyAuth != payload {
+		truncBody := truncateBody(payload)
 		errString := fmt.Sprintf("The key authorization file from the server did not match this challenge [%v] != [%v]",
-			expectedKeyAuth, string(body))
+			expectedKeyAuth, truncBody)
 		va.log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s for %s", errString, identifier))
 		return validationRecords, &probs.ProblemDetails{
 			Type:   probs.UnauthorizedProblem,
@@ -385,6 +386,19 @@ func (va *ValidationAuthorityImpl) validateHTTP01(ctx context.Context, identifie
 	return validationRecords, nil
 }
 
+// truncateBody will cut off a string at 45 UTF-8 characters.
+func truncateBody(str string) string {
+	count := 0
+	const max = 45
+	for index, _ := range str {
+		count++
+		if count > max {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%s…", str[:index])
+		}
+	}
+	return str
+}
+
 func (va *ValidationAuthorityImpl) validateTLSSNI01(ctx context.Context, identifier core.AcmeIdentifier, challenge core.Challenge) ([]core.ValidationRecord, *probs.ProblemDetails) {
 	if identifier.Type != "dns" {
 		va.log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Identifier type for TLS-SNI was not DNS: %s", identifier))
diff --git a/va/validation-authority_test.go b/va/validation-authority_test.go
index 72572bc4a..784172578 100644
--- a/va/validation-authority_test.go
+++ b/va/validation-authority_test.go
@@ -541,6 +541,36 @@ func TestValidateHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 	test.AssertEquals(t, core.StatusValid, mockRA.lastAuthz.Challenges[0].Status)
 }
 
+func TestValidateHTTPResponseDocument(t *testing.T) {
+	chall := core.HTTPChallenge01(accountKey)
+	setChallengeToken(&chall, core.NewToken())
+
+	hs := httpSrv(t, `a.StartOfLine.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.PastTruncationPoint.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa`)
+	port, err := getPort(hs)
+	test.AssertNotError(t, err, "failed to get test server port")
+	stats, _ := statsd.NewNoopClient()
+	va := NewValidationAuthorityImpl(&cmd.PortConfig{HTTPPort: port}, nil, nil, stats, clock.Default())
+	va.DNSResolver = &bdns.MockDNSResolver{}
+	mockRA := &MockRegistrationAuthority{}
+	va.RA = mockRA
+
+	defer hs.Close()
+
+	var authz = core.Authorization{
+		ID:             core.NewToken(),
+		RegistrationID: 1,
+		Identifier:     ident,
+		Challenges:     []core.Challenge{chall},
+	}
+	va.validate(ctx, authz, 0)
+
+	test.AssertEquals(t, core.StatusInvalid, mockRA.lastAuthz.Challenges[0].Status)
+	test.Assert(t, len(log.GetAllMatching("StartOfLine")) > 1, "Beginning of response body not logged")
+	test.Assert(t, len(log.GetAllMatching("…")) > 1, "Ellipsis not logged")
+	test.AssertEquals(t, len(log.GetAllMatching("PastTruncationPoint")), 0) // End of response body was logged
+
+}
+
 // challengeType == "tls-sni-00" or "dns-00", since they're the same
 func createChallenge(challengeType string) core.Challenge {
 	chall := core.Challenge{
@@ -1008,6 +1038,27 @@ func TestCAAFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	test.AssertEquals(t, core.StatusInvalid, mockRA.lastAuthz.Challenges[0].Status)
 }
 
+func TestTruncateBody(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		Case     string
+		Expected string
+	}{
+		{"", ""},
+		{"a", "a"},
+		{"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"},
+		{"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…"},
+		{"ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá", "ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá"},
+		{"áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá", "ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá…"},
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range testCases {
+		result := truncateBody(v.Case)
+		if result != v.Expected {
+			t.Errorf("got %q, expected %q", result, v.Expected)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 type MockRegistrationAuthority struct {
 	lastAuthz *core.Authorization
 }