diff --git a/bin/git-b b/bin/git-b
index 1e3efd9..6003341 100755
--- a/bin/git-b
+++ b/bin/git-b
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-git checkout -b $(slugify -l 35 "$@")
+git checkout -b $(slugify "$@" | cut -c 1-72)