diff --git a/askama_shared/src/filters/mod.rs b/askama_shared/src/filters/mod.rs
index ce87fd9e..74486c03 100644
--- a/askama_shared/src/filters/mod.rs
+++ b/askama_shared/src/filters/mod.rs
@@ -256,17 +256,15 @@ pub fn trim<T: fmt::Display>(s: T) -> Result<String> {
 /// Limit string length, appends '...' if truncated
 pub fn truncate<T: fmt::Display>(s: T, len: usize) -> Result<String> {
     let mut s = s.to_string();
-    if s.len() <= len {
-        Ok(s)
-    } else {
+    if s.len() > len {
         let mut real_len = len;
         while !s.is_char_boundary(real_len) {
             real_len += 1;
         }
         s.truncate(real_len);
         s.push_str("...");
-        Ok(s)
     }
+    Ok(s)
 }
 
 /// Indent lines with `width` spaces
diff --git a/askama_shared/src/generator.rs b/askama_shared/src/generator.rs
index e6a890ee..b5ab31c7 100644
--- a/askama_shared/src/generator.rs
+++ b/askama_shared/src/generator.rs
@@ -1453,12 +1453,10 @@ impl<'a, S: std::hash::BuildHasher> Generator<'a, S> {
         args: &[Expr],
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
         buf.write("(");
-        if self.locals.contains(&s) || s == "self" {
-            buf.write(s);
-        } else {
+        if !self.locals.contains(&s) && s != "self" {
             buf.write("self.");
-            buf.write(s);
         }
+        buf.write(s);
         buf.write(")(");
         self._visit_args(buf, args)?;
         buf.write(")");