diff --git a/dashboard/assets/components/Footer.jsx b/dashboard/assets/components/Footer.jsx
index bb7d777831..7130b4e4e5 100644
--- a/dashboard/assets/components/Footer.jsx
+++ b/dashboard/assets/components/Footer.jsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Footer extends Component<Props> {
 	render() {
 		const {classes, general} = this.props; // The classes property is injected by withStyles().
 		const geth = general.version ? this.info('Geth', general.version) : null;
-		const commit = general.commit ? this.info('Commit', general.commit) : null;
+		const commit = general.commit ? this.info('Commit', general.commit.substring(0, 7)) : null;
 
 		return (
 			<AppBar position="static" className={classes.footer}>
diff --git a/dashboard/dashboard.go b/dashboard/dashboard.go
index d763fd5dc2..2ac2652ee9 100644
--- a/dashboard/dashboard.go
+++ b/dashboard/dashboard.go
@@ -208,15 +208,11 @@ func (db *Dashboard) apiHandler(conn *websocket.Conn) {
 	if len(params.VersionMeta) > 0 {
 		versionMeta = fmt.Sprintf(" (%s)", params.VersionMeta)
 	}
-	commit := db.commit
-	if len(commit) > 7 {
-		commit = commit[:7]
-	}
 	// Send the past data.
 	client.msg <- Message{
 		General: &GeneralMessage{
 			Version: fmt.Sprintf("v%d.%d.%d%s", params.VersionMajor, params.VersionMinor, params.VersionPatch, versionMeta),
-			Commit:  commit,
+			Commit:  db.commit,
 		},
 		Home: &HomeMessage{
 			Memory:  db.charts.Memory,