diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/toolbar/GitToolbarWidget.kt b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/toolbar/GitToolbarWidget.kt
index eba4f2be6854..2f173d9373f5 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/toolbar/GitToolbarWidget.kt
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/toolbar/GitToolbarWidget.kt
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ private const val SHORTENED_END_PART = 8
 private fun cutText(value: String?): String? {
   if (value == null || value.length <= MAX_TEXT_LENGTH) return value
 
-  val beginRange = IntRange(0, SHORTENED_BEGIN_PART)
-  val endRange = IntRange(value.length - SHORTENED_END_PART, value.length)
+  val beginRange = IntRange(0, SHORTENED_BEGIN_PART - 1)
+  val endRange = IntRange(value.length - SHORTENED_END_PART, value.length - 1)
   return value.substring(beginRange) + "..." + value.substring(endRange)
 }