diff --git a/src/cmd/flux-jobs.py b/src/cmd/flux-jobs.py
index 7fc44170b826..538e7e3ec8dd 100755
--- a/src/cmd/flux-jobs.py
+++ b/src/cmd/flux-jobs.py
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ def main():
         fmt = args.format
     else:
         fmt = (
-            "{id:>18} {username:<8.8} {name:<10.10} {status_abbrev:>6.6} "
+            "{id.f58:>12} {username:<8.8} {name:<10.10} {status_abbrev:>6.6} "
             "{ntasks:>6} {nnodes:>6h} {runtime!F:>8h} "
             "{ranks:h}"
         )