diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
index b1a4731c8..db2d1ba55 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (cmd CmdBackup) Execute(args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("snapshot %s saved\n", id[:plen])
+	fmt.Printf("snapshot %s saved\n", id[:plen/2])
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_snapshots.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_snapshots.go
index fcec6d2c5..f5ebcd3fd 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_snapshots.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_snapshots.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (cmd CmdSnapshots) Execute(args []string) error {
 		if len(sn.Paths) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		tab.Rows = append(tab.Rows, []interface{}{sn.ID()[:plen], sn.Time.Format(TimeFormat), sn.Hostname, sn.Paths[0]})
+		tab.Rows = append(tab.Rows, []interface{}{sn.ID()[:plen/2], sn.Time.Format(TimeFormat), sn.Hostname, sn.Paths[0]})
 
 		if len(sn.Paths) > 1 {
 			for _, path := range sn.Paths {