diff --git a/command/issue.go b/command/issue.go
index 853c0dcd6..315ce6aac 100644
--- a/command/issue.go
+++ b/command/issue.go
@@ -353,7 +353,11 @@ func issueCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			url.QueryEscape(body),
 		)
 		// TODO could exceed max url length for explorer
-		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Opening %s in your browser.\n", openURL)
+		url, err := url.Parse(openURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Opening %s%s in your browser.\n", url.Host, url.Path)
 		return utils.OpenInBrowser(openURL)
 	} else if action == SubmitAction {
 		params := map[string]interface{}{
diff --git a/command/pr_create.go b/command/pr_create.go
index 085806b2b..a72dff7ff 100644
--- a/command/pr_create.go
+++ b/command/pr_create.go
@@ -148,11 +148,13 @@ func prCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			url.QueryEscape(title),
 			url.QueryEscape(body),
 		)
-		// TODO maybe do something about -d being discarded when previewing
 		// TODO could exceed max url length for explorer
-		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Opening %s in your browser.\n", openURL)
+		url, err := url.Parse(openURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Opening %s%s in your browser.\n", url.Host, url.Path)
 		return utils.OpenInBrowser(openURL)
-
 	} else {
 		panic("Unreachable state")
 	}