diff --git a/events.ics b/events.ics
index af578d48284ea22017d97df3e04fa256316029a1..f995ba206a2abd4b76c0ba3a694c2fec8b58e5fa 100644
--- a/events.ics
+++ b/events.ics
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ METHOD:PUBLISH
 UID:{{ event.uid }}
 ORGANIZER;CN="Chaotikum e.V.":MAILTO:{{event.contact}}
 LOCATION:Chaotikum
-{% assign rounds = {{ event.short | size }} | modulo: 70 %}
+{% capture textSize %}{{ event.short | size }}{% endcapture %}
+{% assign rounds = textSize | modulo: 70 %}
 SUMMARY:{{ rounds }}:{{ event.short }}
 CLASS:PUBLIC
 DTSTART:{{ event.eventdate | date: "%Y%m%d" }}T{{ event.eventdate | date: "%H%M%S" }}Z