diff --git a/server/events/vcs/bitbucketcloud/client.go b/server/events/vcs/bitbucketcloud/client.go
index f84c99d1e3..59b8d3b3c0 100644
--- a/server/events/vcs/bitbucketcloud/client.go
+++ b/server/events/vcs/bitbucketcloud/client.go
@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@ func (b *Client) UpdateStatus(repo models.Repo, pull models.PullRequest, status
 	}
 
 	// Ensure key has at most 40 characters
-	if len(src) > 37 {
-		src = src[:37] + "..."
-	}
+	src = fmt.Sprintf("%.37s...", src)
 
 	bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
 		"key":         src,