diff --git a/App.js b/App.js
index 8f9e6b5..7072876 100644
--- a/App.js
+++ b/App.js
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
     });
   }
 
-  formatStation() {
-    return this.urbit.formatStation(this.state.stationShip, this.state.stationChannel)
+  formatStation(short) {
+    return this.urbit.formatStation(this.state.stationShip, this.state.stationChannel, short)
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
     return (
       <View style={styles.container}>
         <TouchableOpacity onPress={this.doLeave.bind(this)}>
-          <Header title={this.formatStation()} />
+          <Header title={this.formatStation(true)} />
         </TouchableOpacity>
 
         <FlatList
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
   renderItem({item}) {
     var avatarUrl = 'https://robohash.org/~.~'+item.sender
 
-    var sender = this.urbit.formatShip(item.sender)
+    var sender = this.urbit.formatShip(item.sender, true)
     var time = new Date(item.ts).toLocaleString();
 
     var messages = []
diff --git a/JoinStation.js b/JoinStation.js
index 33e2a2e..6972dcf 100644
--- a/JoinStation.js
+++ b/JoinStation.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default class JoinStation extends React.Component {
     if (!res) {
       this.setState({
         submitted: false,
-        formError: "Failed to join " + this.urbitAnon.formatStation(this.state.stationShip, this.state.stationChannel),
+        formError: "Failed to join " + this.urbitAnon.formatStation(this.state.stationShip, this.state.stationChannel, true),
         formStatusStyle: styles.formError
       })
 
diff --git a/Urbit.js b/Urbit.js
index 11f130a..4d6793f 100644
--- a/Urbit.js
+++ b/Urbit.js
@@ -246,13 +246,15 @@ export default class Urbit {
     return str.slice(0, -1);
   }
 
-  formatStation(stationShip, stationChannel) {
-    return "~" + this.formatShip(stationShip) + "/" + stationChannel
+  formatStation(stationShip, stationChannel, short) {
+    return "~" + this.formatShip(stationShip, short) + "/" + stationChannel
   }
 
-  formatShip(ship) {
-    if (ship.length == 56) {
-      ship = ship.substring(0, 6) + "_" + ship.substring(50)
+  formatShip(ship, short) {
+    if (short) {
+      if (ship.length == 56) {
+        ship = ship.substring(0, 6) + "_" + ship.substring(50)
+      }
     }
     return ship
   }