diff --git a/opl/junit_cli.py b/opl/junit_cli.py
index 5b6ffd6..902f0de 100755
--- a/opl/junit_cli.py
+++ b/opl/junit_cli.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def add_to_suite(self, suite_name, new):
                 except ValueError as e:
                     logging.error(f"Failed to load {new['system-err'].name} file: {e}")
 
+        case.system_out = ' '.join(case.system_out.split()[-1000:]) #trim system_out logs to last 1000 words
         duration = (new["end"] - new["start"]).total_seconds()
         case.time = duration