diff --git a/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default.php b/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default.php
index f591878406aab..072ad20ac9193 100644
--- a/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 										<?php echo $readmore; ?>
 										<?php echo JHtml::_('string.truncate', $item->title, $params->get('readmore_limit')); ?>
 											<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0) != 0) : ?>
-												<?php echo JHtml::_('string.truncate', $this->item->title, $params->get('readmore_limit')); ?>
+												<?php echo JHtml::_('string.truncate', $item->title, $params->get('readmore_limit')); ?>
 											<?php endif; ?>
 									<?php elseif ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0) == 0) : ?>
 										<?php echo JText::sprintf('MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_READ_MORE_TITLE'); ?>