diff --git a/src/Models/IpcChannel.cs b/src/Models/IpcChannel.cs
index 4e9fc0b16..e6ceb48a1 100644
--- a/src/Models/IpcChannel.cs
+++ b/src/Models/IpcChannel.cs
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ private static string GetPipeName()
         {
             var dataDir = Native.OS.DataDir.Replace('\\', '/').TrimEnd('/');
             var hash = SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(dataDir));
-            var hashStr = Convert.ToHexString(hash)[..16];
-            return $"SourceGitIPCChannel{Environment.UserName}_{hashStr}";
+            var hashStr = Convert.ToHexString(hash)[..8];
+            return $"SourceGit{Environment.UserName}_{hashStr}";
         }
 
         private async void StartServer()