diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/include/DeviceList.php b/plugins/dynamix/include/DeviceList.php
index fcb5b312d..953beb248 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/include/DeviceList.php
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/include/DeviceList.php
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ extract(parse_plugin_cfg('dynamix',true));
 function model($id) {
   return substr($id,0,strrpos($id,'_'));
 }
-function truncate($name) {
-  return strlen($name)<=15 ? $name : substr($name,0,6).'...'.substr($name,-6);
-}
 // sort unassigned devices on disk identification
 if (count($devs)>1) array_multisort(array_column($devs,'sectors'),SORT_DESC,array_map('model',array_column($devs,'id')),SORT_NATURAL|SORT_FLAG_CASE,array_column($devs,'device'),$devs);
 
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ function device_info(&$disk,$online) {
           ($disk['type']=='Data' && $disk['status']!='DISK_NP') ||
           ($disk['type']=='Cache' && $disk['status']!='DISK_NP') ||
           ($disk['name']=='flash') || in_array($disk['name'],$pools) ||
-           $disk['type']=='New' ? "<a href=\"".htmlspecialchars("$path/$type?name=$name")."\">".truncate($fancyname)."</a>" : truncate($fancyname);
+           $disk['type']=='New' ? "<a href=\"".htmlspecialchars("$path/$type?name=$name")."\">".truncate($fancyname,15)."</a>" : truncate($fancyname,15);
   if ($crypto) switch ($disk['luksState']) {
     case 0:
       if (!vfs_luks($disk['fsType']))
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/include/DiskList.php b/plugins/dynamix/include/DiskList.php
index 12dfb302a..8c8343513 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/include/DiskList.php
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/include/DiskList.php
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ function sharesOnly($disk) {
   return strpos('Data,Cache',$disk['type'])!==false && $disk['exportable']=='yes';
 }
 
-function truncate($name) {
-  return strlen($name)<=20 ? $name : substr($name,0,11).'...'.substr($name,-6);
-}
 // filter disk shares
 $disks = array_filter($disks,'sharesOnly');
 
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/include/Helpers.php b/plugins/dynamix/include/Helpers.php
index 0c4941a76..fed8c8404 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/include/Helpers.php
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/include/Helpers.php
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ function day_count($time) {
 function plus($val, $word, $last) {
   return $val>0 ? (($val || $last) ? ($val.' '.$word.($val!=1?'s':'').($last ?'':', ')) : '') : '';
 }
+function truncate($name,$size=20) {
+  return strlen($name)<=$size ? $name : substr($name,0,$size-9).'...'.substr($name,-6);
+}
+
 function read_parity_log($epoch, $busy=false) {
   $log = '/boot/config/parity-checks.log';
   if (file_exists($log)) {
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/include/ShareList.php b/plugins/dynamix/include/ShareList.php
index 82066b08c..b3042e727 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/include/ShareList.php
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/include/ShareList.php
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ function shareInclude($name) {
   return !$include || substr($name,0,4)!='disk' || strpos("$include,", "$name,")!==false;
 }
 
-function truncate($name) {
-  return strlen($name)<=20 ? $name : substr($name,0,11).'...'.substr($name,-6);
-}
 // Compute all user shares & check encryption
 $crypto = false;
 foreach ($shares as $name => $share) {