diff --git a/command/pr.go b/command/pr.go
index e1c8e796b..104b90ffd 100644
--- a/command/pr.go
+++ b/command/pr.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func init() {
 	prListCmd.Flags().StringSliceP("label", "l", nil, "Filter by label")
 	prListCmd.Flags().StringP("assignee", "a", "", "Filter by assignee")
 
-	prViewCmd.Flags().BoolP("preview", "p", false, "Display preview of pull request content")
+	prViewCmd.Flags().BoolP("web", "w", false, "Open pull request in browser")
 }
 
 var prCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func prView(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	preview, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("preview")
+	web, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("web")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func prView(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 		if prNumber > 0 {
 			openURL = fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/%s/pull/%d", ghrepo.FullName(baseRepo), prNumber)
-			if preview {
+			if !web {
 				pr, err = api.PullRequestByNumber(apiClient, baseRepo, prNumber)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -299,12 +299,12 @@ func prView(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if preview {
-		out := colorableOut(cmd)
-		return printPrPreview(out, pr)
-	} else {
+	if web {
 		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Opening %s in your browser.\n", openURL)
 		return utils.OpenInBrowser(openURL)
+	} else {
+		out := colorableOut(cmd)
+		return printPrPreview(out, pr)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/command/pr_test.go b/command/pr_test.go
index 3fd4d9e9b..96dd14da0 100644
--- a/command/pr_test.go
+++ b/command/pr_test.go
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func TestPRView_preview(t *testing.T) {
 	defer jsonFile.Close()
 	http.StubResponse(200, jsonFile)
 
-	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view -p 12")
+	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view 12")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error running command `pr view`: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func TestPRView_previewCurrentBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer restoreCmd()
 
-	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view -p")
+	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error running command `pr view`: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ func TestPRView_previewCurrentBranchWithEmptyBody(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer restoreCmd()
 
-	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view -p")
+	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error running command `pr view`: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func TestPRView_previewCurrentBranchWithEmptyBody(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPRView_currentBranch(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPRView_web_currentBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	initBlankContext("OWNER/REPO", "blueberries")
 	http := initFakeHTTP()
 	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ func TestPRView_currentBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer restoreCmd()
 
-	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view")
+	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view -w")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error running command `pr view`: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ func TestPRView_currentBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPRView_noResultsForBranch(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPRView_web_noResultsForBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	initBlankContext("OWNER/REPO", "blueberries")
 	http := initFakeHTTP()
 	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ func TestPRView_noResultsForBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer restoreCmd()
 
-	_, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view")
+	_, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view -w")
 	if err == nil || err.Error() != `no open pull requests found for branch "blueberries"` {
 		t.Errorf("error running command `pr view`: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ func TestPRView_noResultsForBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPRView_numberArg(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPRView_web_numberArg(t *testing.T) {
 	initBlankContext("OWNER/REPO", "master")
 	http := initFakeHTTP()
 	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ func TestPRView_numberArg(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer restoreCmd()
 
-	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view 23")
+	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view -w 23")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error running command `pr view`: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ func TestPRView_numberArg(t *testing.T) {
 	eq(t, url, "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/23")
 }
 
-func TestPRView_numberArgWithHash(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPRView_web_numberArgWithHash(t *testing.T) {
 	initBlankContext("OWNER/REPO", "master")
 	http := initFakeHTTP()
 	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ func TestPRView_numberArgWithHash(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer restoreCmd()
 
-	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view \"#23\"")
+	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view -w \"#23\"")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error running command `pr view`: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ func TestPRView_numberArgWithHash(t *testing.T) {
 	eq(t, url, "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/23")
 }
 
-func TestPRView_urlArg(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPRView_web_urlArg(t *testing.T) {
 	initBlankContext("OWNER/REPO", "master")
 	http := initFakeHTTP()
 	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ func TestPRView_urlArg(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer restoreCmd()
 
-	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/23/files")
+	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view -w https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/23/files")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error running command `pr view`: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ func TestPRView_urlArg(t *testing.T) {
 	eq(t, url, "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/23")
 }
 
-func TestPRView_branchArg(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPRView_web_branchArg(t *testing.T) {
 	initBlankContext("OWNER/REPO", "master")
 	http := initFakeHTTP()
 	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ func TestPRView_branchArg(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer restoreCmd()
 
-	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view blueberries")
+	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view -w blueberries")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error running command `pr view`: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ func TestPRView_branchArg(t *testing.T) {
 	eq(t, url, "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/23")
 }
 
-func TestPRView_branchWithOwnerArg(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPRView_web_branchWithOwnerArg(t *testing.T) {
 	initBlankContext("OWNER/REPO", "master")
 	http := initFakeHTTP()
 	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ func TestPRView_branchWithOwnerArg(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer restoreCmd()
 
-	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view hubot:blueberries")
+	output, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view -w hubot:blueberries")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error running command `pr view`: %v", err)
 	}