diff --git a/git_redmine.py b/git_redmine.py
index 1b00de2..590e9d9 100644
--- a/git_redmine.py
+++ b/git_redmine.py
@@ -200,10 +200,9 @@ def take(issue_number):
             break
     else:
         new = True
-        branch_name = 'wip/%s-%s' % (issue_number, slugify(issue.subject))
-        click.confirm(
-            'Do you want to create branch %s tracking master ?' % branch_name,
-            abort=True)
+        default_branch_name = 'wip/%s-%s' % (issue_number, slugify(issue.subject)[:32])
+        click.confirm('Do you want to create a branch tracking master ?', abort=True)
+        branch_name = click.prompt('Branch name', default=default_branch_name)
         branch = repo.create_head(branch_name)
         set_branch_option(branch, 'merge', 'refs/heads/master')
         set_branch_option(branch, 'remote', '.')