diff --git a/server/download.go b/server/download.go
index 13e8ee18..64ee5623 100644
--- a/server/download.go
+++ b/server/download.go
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func (b *blobDownload) Wait(ctx context.Context, fn func(api.ProgressResponse))
 		}
 
 		fn(api.ProgressResponse{
-			Status:    fmt.Sprintf("downloading %s", b.Digest),
+			Status:    fmt.Sprintf("downloading %s", b.Digest[7:19]),
 			Digest:    b.Digest,
 			Total:     b.Total,
 			Completed: b.Completed.Load(),
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func downloadBlob(ctx context.Context, opts downloadOpts) error {
 		return err
 	default:
 		opts.fn(api.ProgressResponse{
-			Status:    fmt.Sprintf("downloading %s", opts.digest),
+			Status:    fmt.Sprintf("downloading %s", opts.digest[7:19]),
 			Digest:    opts.digest,
 			Total:     fi.Size(),
 			Completed: fi.Size(),
diff --git a/server/upload.go b/server/upload.go
index 306b6e63..19b0af91 100644
--- a/server/upload.go
+++ b/server/upload.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (b *blobUpload) Wait(ctx context.Context, fn func(api.ProgressResponse)) er
 		}
 
 		fn(api.ProgressResponse{
-			Status:    fmt.Sprintf("uploading %s", b.Digest),
+			Status:    fmt.Sprintf("uploading %s", b.Digest[7:19]),
 			Digest:    b.Digest,
 			Total:     b.Total,
 			Completed: b.Completed.Load(),
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ func uploadBlob(ctx context.Context, mp ModelPath, layer *Layer, opts *RegistryO
 	default:
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
 		fn(api.ProgressResponse{
-			Status:    fmt.Sprintf("uploading %s", layer.Digest),
+			Status:    fmt.Sprintf("uploading %s", layer.Digest[7:19]),
 			Digest:    layer.Digest,
 			Total:     layer.Size,
 			Completed: layer.Size,