diff --git a/synop2bufr/__init__.py b/synop2bufr/__init__.py
index 51f5f37..16a2902 100644
--- a/synop2bufr/__init__.py
+++ b/synop2bufr/__init__.py
@@ -1497,6 +1497,8 @@ def truncate_to_twenty(name: str) -> str:
                 Returns:
                     str: This name truncated to 20 characters.
                 """
+                if len(name) <= 20:
+                    return name
                 LOGGER.info(f"Truncating station name {name} to 20 characters")
                 return name[:20]