diff --git a/bin/git-b b/bin/git-b
index 7f01391..1e3efd9 100755
--- a/bin/git-b
+++ b/bin/git-b
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-set -e
-set -o pipefail
+set -euo pipefail
 
-git checkout -b $(slugify "$@")
+git checkout -b $(slugify -l 35 "$@")
diff --git a/bin/git-c b/bin/git-c
index 796858e..b87be4c 100755
--- a/bin/git-c
+++ b/bin/git-c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-set -eu
-set -o pipefail
+set -euo pipefail
 
 source "${HOME}/bin/script_framework.sh"