diff --git a/javascripts/theme.js b/javascripts/theme.js
index c5ef22a..84f2cd3 100644
--- a/javascripts/theme.js
+++ b/javascripts/theme.js
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ function alter_new_issue_page() {
   });
 }
 
+function alter_issues_index_page() {
+  $('td.author a, td.assigned_to a').each(function(idx, elem) {
+    // remove suffixes used by people to indicate they're off.
+    $(elem).text($(elem).text().replace(/->.*/, '').replace(/→.*/, '').replace(/\(.*/, '').trim());
+  });
+}
+
 function alter_issue_show_page() {
   if ($('.attachments_fields').length) {
     var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
@@ -329,6 +336,9 @@ $(function() {
   if ($('body.controller-issues.action-show').length == 1) {
     alter_issue_show_page();
   }
+  if ($('body.controller-issues.action-index').length == 1) {
+    alter_issues_index_page();
+  }
 
   // custom features, enabled on user request