diff --git a/Source/ASTextNode.mm b/Source/ASTextNode.mm
index bc07a082..add6d9ae 100644
--- a/Source/ASTextNode.mm
+++ b/Source/ASTextNode.mm
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ static NSAttributedString *DefaultTruncationAttributedString()
 {
   //If we have neither return the default
   if (!_additionalTruncationMessage && !_truncationAttributedText) {
-    return _composedTruncationText;
+    return DefaultTruncationAttributedString();
   }
   // Short circuit if we only have one or the other.
   if (!_additionalTruncationMessage) {