3 files changed, 20 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/fetch.rs b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/fetch.rs
index 0a98db2..c48da85 100644
--- a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/fetch.rs
+++ b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/fetch.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@ fn fetch_from_git_server(
     let mut success = false;
     for protocol in &protocols_to_attempt {
         term.write_line(
-            format!("fetching from {} over {protocol}...", server_url.domain(),).as_str(),
+            format!(
+                "fetching over {protocol} from {}...",
+                server_url.short_name(),
+            )
+            .as_str(),
         )?;
 
         let formatted_url = server_url.format_as(protocol, &decoded_nostr_url.user)?;
@@ -152,7 +156,7 @@ fn fetch_from_git_server(
     } else {
         let error = anyhow!(
             "{} failed over {}{}",
-            server_url.domain(),
+            server_url.short_name(),
             join_with_and(&failed_protocols),
             if decoded_nostr_url.protocol.is_some() {
                 " and nostr url contains protocol override so no other protocols were attempted"
diff --git a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/list.rs b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/list.rs
index ae76614..3614626 100644
--- a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/list.rs
+++ b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/list.rs
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ pub fn list_from_remote(
     for protocol in &protocols_to_attempt {
         term.write_line(
             format!(
-                "fetching ref list from {} over {protocol}...",
-                server_url.domain(),
+                "fetching ref list over {protocol} from {}...",
+                server_url.short_name(),
             )
             .as_str(),
         )?;
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ pub fn list_from_remote(
                 if !failed_protocols.is_empty() {
                     term.write_line(
                         format!(
-                            "list: succeeded over {protocol} for {}",
-                            server_url.domain(),
+                            "list: succeeded over {protocol} from {}",
+                            server_url.short_name(),
                         )
                         .as_str(),
                     )?;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ pub fn list_from_remote(
     } else {
         let error = anyhow!(
             "{} failed over {}{}",
-            server_url.domain(),
+            server_url.short_name(),
             join_with_and(&failed_protocols),
             if decoded_nostr_url.protocol.is_some() {
                 " and nostr url contains protocol override so no other protocols were attempted"
diff --git a/src/lib/git/nostr_url.rs b/src/lib/git/nostr_url.rs
index 2717916..d0e6d8a 100644
--- a/src/lib/git/nostr_url.rs
+++ b/src/lib/git/nostr_url.rs
@@ -324,6 +324,15 @@ impl CloneUrl {
     pub fn protocol(&self) -> ServerProtocol {
         self.protocol.clone()
     }
+
+    pub fn short_name(&self) -> String {
+        let domain = self.domain();
+        if domain.is_empty() {
+            self.original_string.to_string()
+        } else {
+            domain
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn replace_first_occurrence(s: &str, target: char, replacement: char) -> String {