diff --git a/selfdrive/manager/manager.py b/selfdrive/manager/manager.py
index 66de8eccc3..d0d32874b0 100755
--- a/selfdrive/manager/manager.py
+++ b/selfdrive/manager/manager.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from selfdrive.manager.process import ensure_running
 from selfdrive.manager.process_config import managed_processes
 from selfdrive.athena.registration import register, UNREGISTERED_DONGLE_ID
 from selfdrive.swaglog import cloudlog, add_file_handler
-from selfdrive.version import get_dirty, get_commit, get_version, get_origin, get_branch, \
+from selfdrive.version import get_dirty, get_commit, get_version, get_origin, get_short_branch, \
                               terms_version, training_version, get_comma_remote
 
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def manager_init():
   params.put("TermsVersion", terms_version)
   params.put("TrainingVersion", training_version)
   params.put("GitCommit", get_commit(default=""))
-  params.put("GitBranch", get_branch(default=""))
+  params.put("GitBranch", get_short_branch(default=""))
   params.put("GitRemote", get_origin(default=""))
 
   # set dongle id
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def manager_init():
   if get_comma_remote() and not (os.getenv("NOLOG") or os.getenv("NOCRASH") or PC):
     crash.init()
   crash.bind_user(id=dongle_id)
-  crash.bind_extra(dirty=get_dirty(), origin=get_origin(), branch=get_branch(), commit=get_commit(),
+  crash.bind_extra(dirty=get_dirty(), origin=get_origin(), branch=get_short_branch(), commit=get_commit(),
                    device=HARDWARE.get_device_type())