diff --git a/app/models/registrant_user.rb b/app/models/registrant_user.rb
index 227ae8cbf..b09970b1e 100644
--- a/app/models/registrant_user.rb
+++ b/app/models/registrant_user.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class RegistrantUser < User
   delegate :can?, :cannot?, to: :ability
 
   def ident
-    registrant_ident.to_s.split('-').last
+    registrant_ident.to_s.slice(3)
   end
 
   def country