diff --git a/bug/bug.go b/bug/bug.go
index 3af4337e0db5eadec29a2b8990b8885976140d4c..203d5a1ac744f0ba44c357fbfa1e77d3dbce822a 100644
--- a/bug/bug.go
+++ b/bug/bug.go
@@ -576,8 +576,12 @@ func (bug *Bug) Id() string {
 
 // HumanId return the Bug identifier truncated for human consumption
 func (bug *Bug) HumanId() string {
+	return FormatHumanID(bug.Id())
+}
+
+func FormatHumanID(id string) string {
 	format := fmt.Sprintf("%%.%ds", humanIdLength)
-	return fmt.Sprintf(format, bug.Id())
+	return fmt.Sprintf(format, id)
 }
 
 // CreateLamportTime return the Lamport time of creation
diff --git a/commands/pull.go b/commands/pull.go
index 64dd83fed2a785ae6f3bdea651d746d09100626f..73a27d3d92553b99615e5ac6ab1ad9d18861733e 100644
--- a/commands/pull.go
+++ b/commands/pull.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func runPull(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 
 		if merge.Status != bug.MergeStatusNothing {
-			fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", merge.Bug.HumanId(), merge)
+			fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", bug.FormatHumanID(merge.Id), merge)
 		}
 	}