diff --git a/bug/snapshot.go b/bug/snapshot.go
index 1004b625a0cb4d65b1a550d73042f1f0ed1f3072..72e673d4e54a9cf34db826ccbc48e7bca27ac7f5 100644
--- a/bug/snapshot.go
+++ b/bug/snapshot.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (snap *Snapshot) Id() string {
 
 // Return the Bug identifier truncated for human consumption
 func (snap *Snapshot) HumanId() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%.8s", snap.id)
+	return FormatHumanID(snap.id)
 }
 
 // Deprecated:should be moved in UI code