diff --git a/plugins/Aka/plugin.py b/plugins/Aka/plugin.py
index c93c84ca4..d07d03687 100644
--- a/plugins/Aka/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Aka/plugin.py
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ class Aka(callbacks.Plugin):
             if biggestDollar or biggestAt:
                 args = getArgs(args, required=biggestDollar, optional=biggestAt,
                                 wildcard=wildcard)
+            max_len = conf.supybot.reply.maximumLength()
+            args = list(map(lambda x:x[:max_len], args))
             def regexpReplace(m):
                 idx = int(m.group(1))
                 return args[idx-1]
@@ -331,6 +333,9 @@ class Aka(callbacks.Plugin):
                             ret = True
                     return (ret, new_tokens)
                 (ret, tokens) = everythingReplace(tokens)
+            if maxNesting and irc.nested+1 > maxNesting:
+                irc.error(_('You\'ve attempted more nesting than is '
+                      'currently allowed on this bot.'), Raise=True)
             self.Proxy(irc, msg, tokens)
         if biggestDollar and (wildcard or biggestAt):
             flexargs = _(' at least')
diff --git a/plugins/Alias/plugin.py b/plugins/Alias/plugin.py
index f614dd1e7..187e5674a 100644
--- a/plugins/Alias/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Alias/plugin.py
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ def makeNewAlias(name, alias):
         if biggestDollar or biggestAt:
             args = getArgs(args, required=biggestDollar, optional=biggestAt,
                             wildcard=wildcard)
+        max_len = conf.supybot.reply.maximumLength()
+        args = list(map(lambda x:x[:max_len], args))
         def regexpReplace(m):
             idx = int(m.group(1))
             return args[idx-1]
@@ -212,7 +214,11 @@ def makeNewAlias(name, alias):
                         return True
                 return False
             everythingReplace(tokens)
-        self.Proxy(irc, msg, tokens)
+        maxNesting = conf.supybot.commands.nested.maximum()
+        if maxNesting and irc.nested+1 > maxNesting:
+            irc.error(_('You\'ve attempted more nesting than is '
+                  'currently allowed on this bot.'), Raise=True)
+        self.Proxy(irc, msg, tokens, nested=irc.nested+1)
     flexargs = ''
     if biggestDollar and (wildcard or biggestAt):
         flexargs = _(' at least')