diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/help.py b/discord/ext/commands/help.py
index 172217ce5..72c74d33c 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/help.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/help.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class Paginator:
     def __init__(self, prefix='```', suffix='```', max_size=2000):
         self.prefix = prefix
         self.suffix = suffix
-        self.max_size = max_size - (0 if suffix is None else len(suffix))
+        self.max_size = max_size
         self.clear()
 
     def clear(self):
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ class Paginator:
     def _prefix_len(self):
         return len(self.prefix) if self.prefix else 0
 
+    @property
+    def _suffix_len(self):
+        return len(self.suffix) if self.suffix else 0
+
     def add_line(self, line='', *, empty=False):
         """Adds a line to the current page.
 
@@ -118,11 +122,11 @@ class Paginator:
         RuntimeError
             The line was too big for the current :attr:`max_size`.
         """
-        max_page_size = self.max_size - self._prefix_len - 2
+        max_page_size = self.max_size - self._prefix_len - self._suffix_len - 2
         if len(line) > max_page_size:
             raise RuntimeError('Line exceeds maximum page size %s' % (max_page_size))
 
-        if self._count + len(line) + 1 > self.max_size:
+        if self._count + len(line) + 1 > self.max_size - self._suffix_len:
             self.close_page()
 
         self._count += len(line) + 1