diff --git a/crates/hyperqueue/src/server/client/submit.rs b/crates/hyperqueue/src/server/client/submit.rs
index 0897a61f5..c5cc6de2e 100644
--- a/crates/hyperqueue/src/server/client/submit.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperqueue/src/server/client/submit.rs
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ pub async fn handle_submit(
         submit_dir: &submit_dir,
     };
 
+    let small_job_desc = job_desc.clone_without_large_data();
+
     let new_tasks: anyhow::Result<NewTasksMessage> = {
-        match job_desc.clone() {
+        match job_desc {
             JobDescription::Array {
                 ids,
                 entries,
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ pub async fn handle_submit(
     };
 
     let job = Job::new(
-        job_desc,
+        small_job_desc,
         job_id,
         tako_base_id,
         name,
@@ -84,10 +86,12 @@ pub async fn handle_submit(
         log.clone(),
         submit_dir,
     );
+
     let job_detail = job.make_job_detail(Some(&TaskSelector {
         id_selector: TaskIdSelector::All,
         status_selector: TaskStatusSelector::All,
     }));
+
     state_ref.get_mut().add_job(job);
 
     if let Some(log) = log {
diff --git a/crates/hyperqueue/src/transfer/messages.rs b/crates/hyperqueue/src/transfer/messages.rs
index fe0ed4d18..c1635af55 100644
--- a/crates/hyperqueue/src/transfer/messages.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperqueue/src/transfer/messages.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,20 @@ pub struct TaskDescription {
     pub crash_limit: u32,
 }
 
+impl TaskDescription {
+    pub fn clone_without_large_data(&self) -> TaskDescription {
+        TaskDescription {
+            program: self.program.clone_without_large_data(),
+            resources: self.resources.clone(),
+            pin_mode: self.pin_mode.clone(),
+            task_dir: self.task_dir,
+            time_limit: self.time_limit.clone(),
+            priority: self.priority,
+            crash_limit: self.crash_limit,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct TaskWithDependencies {
     pub id: JobTaskId,
@@ -84,6 +98,16 @@ pub struct TaskWithDependencies {
     pub dependencies: Vec<JobTaskId>,
 }
 
+impl TaskWithDependencies {
+    pub fn clone_without_large_data(&self) -> TaskWithDependencies {
+        TaskWithDependencies {
+            id: self.id,
+            task_desc: self.task_desc.clone_without_large_data(),
+            dependencies: self.dependencies.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum JobDescription {
@@ -104,6 +128,23 @@ impl JobDescription {
             JobDescription::Graph { tasks } => tasks.len() as JobTaskCount,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn clone_without_large_data(&self) -> JobDescription {
+        match self {
+            JobDescription::Array {
+                ids,
+                entries: _,
+                task_desc,
+            } => JobDescription::Array {
+                ids: ids.clone(),
+                entries: None, // Forget entries!
+                task_desc: task_desc.clone_without_large_data(),
+            },
+            JobDescription::Graph { tasks } => JobDescription::Graph {
+                tasks: tasks.iter().map(|t| t.clone_without_large_data()).collect(),
+            },
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
diff --git a/crates/tako/src/program.rs b/crates/tako/src/program.rs
index b773fd9a9..e92afa897 100644
--- a/crates/tako/src/program.rs
+++ b/crates/tako/src/program.rs
@@ -61,3 +61,28 @@ pub struct ProgramDefinition {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub cwd: PathBuf,
 }
+
+fn shortened_bstring(str: &BString) -> BString {
+    if str.len() < 256 {
+        str.clone()
+    } else {
+        format!("<{} bytes>", str.len()).into()
+    }
+}
+
+impl ProgramDefinition {
+    pub fn clone_without_large_data(&self) -> ProgramDefinition {
+        ProgramDefinition {
+            args: self.args.iter().take(128).map(shortened_bstring).collect(),
+            env: self
+                .env
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(k, v)| (shortened_bstring(k), shortened_bstring(v)))
+                .collect(),
+            stdout: self.stdout.clone(),
+            stderr: self.stderr.clone(),
+            stdin: Vec::new(), // Forget stdin
+            cwd: self.cwd.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}