diff --git a/graphiti_core/prompts/dedupe_nodes.py b/graphiti_core/prompts/dedupe_nodes.py
index 08e44fee..7ce46be5 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/prompts/dedupe_nodes.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/prompts/dedupe_nodes.py
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ def nodes(context: dict[str, Any]) -> list[Message]:
 
         Task:
         ENTITIES contains {len(context['extracted_nodes'])} entities with IDs 0 through {len(context['extracted_nodes']) - 1}.
-        Respond with a JSON object that contains an "entity_resolutions" array with EXACTLY {len(context['extracted_nodes'])} entries - one for each entity in ENTITIES.
-        Your response MUST use only the IDs 0 through {len(context['extracted_nodes']) - 1}. Do not skip any IDs or use IDs outside this range.
+        Your response MUST include EXACTLY {len(context['extracted_nodes'])} resolutions using these exact IDs (0 through {len(context['extracted_nodes']) - 1}). Do not skip IDs or use IDs outside this range.
 
         For every entity, return an object with the following keys:
         {{
diff --git a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/node_operations.py b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/node_operations.py
index 6aea91be..758349c6 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/node_operations.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/node_operations.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ async def _resolve_with_llm(
         'Sending %d entities to LLM for deduplication with IDs 0-%d (actual IDs sent: %s)',
         len(llm_extracted_nodes),
         len(llm_extracted_nodes) - 1,
-        sent_ids if len(sent_ids) <= 20 else f'{sent_ids[:10]}...{sent_ids[-10:]}',
+        sent_ids if len(sent_ids) < 20 else f'{sent_ids[:10]}...{sent_ids[-10:]}',
     )
     if llm_extracted_nodes:
         sample_size = min(3, len(extracted_nodes_context))