diff --git a/common/app/model/dotcomrendering/DotcomRenderingUtils.scala b/common/app/model/dotcomrendering/DotcomRenderingUtils.scala
index 7a895d5c1ce8..996ef732729f 100644
--- a/common/app/model/dotcomrendering/DotcomRenderingUtils.scala
+++ b/common/app/model/dotcomrendering/DotcomRenderingUtils.scala
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ object DotcomRenderingUtils {
     if (bodyElements.size >= 2) {
       val firstEl = bodyElements.get(0)
       val secondEl = bodyElements.get(1)
-      if (firstEl.tagName == "p" && secondEl.tagName == "p") {
+      if (firstEl.tagName == "p" && secondEl.tagName == "p" && secondEl.text().length >= 250) {
         AffiliateLinksCleaner.shouldAddAffiliateLinks(
           switchedOn = Switches.AffiliateLinks.isSwitchedOn,
           section = content.metadata.sectionId,