diff --git a/src/title-generator.js b/src/title-generator.js
index 5283b15..9a02dfb 100644
--- a/src/title-generator.js
+++ b/src/title-generator.js
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ export const generateTitleWithAI = async messages => {
     if (!r.ok) return null;
     const d = await r.json();
     const rawTitle = d.choices?.[0]?.message?.content?.trim() || '';
-    return rawTitle.replace(/[<>:"/\\|?*\x00-\x1f`]/g, '').trim().replace(/\.$/, '') || null;
+    
+    // Grab only the first line to strip out any trailing explanations or extra output after a newline
+    const firstLineTitle = rawTitle.split('\n')[0];
+    
+    return firstLineTitle.replace(/[<>:"/\\|?*\x00-\x1f`]/g, '').trim().replace(/\.$/, '') || null;
   } catch (e) {
     console.error('AI title gen failed:', e);
     return null;