diff --git a/src/twc-chat.c b/src/twc-chat.c
index 657a71d..4da921e 100644
--- a/src/twc-chat.c
+++ b/src/twc-chat.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <tox/tox.h>
 #include <weechat/weechat-plugin.h>
 
+#include "twc-config.h"
 #include "twc-list.h"
 #include "twc-message-queue.h"
 #include "twc-profile.h"
@@ -297,10 +298,13 @@ twc_chat_update_prefix(struct t_twc_chat *chat, const char *id,
         {
             const char *name_field = weechat_nicklist_nick_get_string(
                 chat->buffer, ptr_nick, "name");
-            if (!weechat_strncasecmp(id, name_field + sizeof(char), strlen(id)))
+            size_t short_id_length =
+                weechat_config_integer(twc_config_short_id_size);
+            if (!weechat_strncasecmp(id, name_field + sizeof(char),
+                                     short_id_length))
             {
-                weechat_nicklist_nick_set(chat->buffer, ptr_nick,
-                                          "prefix", prefix);
+                weechat_nicklist_nick_set(chat->buffer, ptr_nick, "prefix",
+                                          prefix);
                 weechat_nicklist_nick_set(chat->buffer, ptr_nick,
                                           "prefix_color", prefix_color);
                 weechat_nicklist_nick_set(chat->buffer, ptr_nick, "color",
diff --git a/src/twc-commands.c b/src/twc-commands.c
index 44ed2c3..5ad92d4 100644
--- a/src/twc-commands.c
+++ b/src/twc-commands.c
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ twc_cmd_ignore(const void *pointer, void *data, struct t_gui_buffer *buffer,
 
     const char *id = argv_eol[2];
     struct t_weelist_item *item;
-    item = weechat_list_casesearch(profile->ignores, id);
+    item = twc_is_id_ignored(profile, id);
 
     if (weechat_strcasecmp(argv[1], "add") == 0)
     {
diff --git a/src/twc-tox-callbacks.c b/src/twc-tox-callbacks.c
index 918fe42..b1af588 100644
--- a/src/twc-tox-callbacks.c
+++ b/src/twc-tox-callbacks.c
@@ -533,7 +533,8 @@ twc_group_peer_list_changed_callback(Tox *tox, uint32_t group_number,
                                       full_name, NULL, NULL, NULL, 1);
             nick = weechat_nicklist_search_nick(
                 chat->buffer, chat->nicklist_group, full_name);
-            bool ignored = twc_is_id_ignored(profile, short_id);
+            struct t_weelist_item *ignored =
+                twc_is_id_ignored(profile, short_id);
             twc_chat_update_prefix_by_nick(chat->buffer, nick,
                                            ignored ? "-" : " ",
                                            ignored ? "yellow" : "default");
@@ -625,10 +626,10 @@ twc_group_peer_name_callback(Tox *tox, uint32_t group_number,
     weechat_list_set(n, name);
     weechat_nicklist_add_nick(chat->buffer, chat->nicklist_group, full_name,
                               NULL, NULL, NULL, 1);
-    bool ignored = twc_is_id_ignored(profile, short_id);
-    nick = weechat_nicklist_search_nick(chat->buffer, chat->nicklist_group, full_name);
-    twc_chat_update_prefix_by_nick(chat->buffer, nick,
-                                   ignored ? "-" : " ",
+    struct t_weelist_item *ignored = twc_is_id_ignored(profile, short_id);
+    nick = weechat_nicklist_search_nick(chat->buffer, chat->nicklist_group,
+                                        full_name);
+    twc_chat_update_prefix_by_nick(chat->buffer, nick, ignored ? "-" : " ",
                                    ignored ? "yellow" : "default");
     free(prev_full_name);
     free(full_name);
diff --git a/src/twc-utils.c b/src/twc-utils.c
index fa8990c..97d4293 100644
--- a/src/twc-utils.c
+++ b/src/twc-utils.c
@@ -277,9 +277,10 @@ twc_get_next_completion(struct t_weelist *completion_list,
 }
 
 /**
- * Checks if an ID is ignored.
+ * Checks if an ID is ignored. Returns the item from the ignore list if so, NULL
+ * otherwise.
  */
-bool
+struct t_weelist_item *
 twc_is_id_ignored(struct t_twc_profile *profile, const char *short_id)
 {
     struct t_weelist_item *ignore_item;
@@ -287,10 +288,10 @@ twc_is_id_ignored(struct t_twc_profile *profile, const char *short_id)
          ignore_item = weechat_list_next(ignore_item))
     {
         if (!weechat_strncasecmp(short_id, weechat_list_string(ignore_item),
-                                 strlen(weechat_list_string(ignore_item))))
-            return true;
+                                 strlen(short_id)))
+            return ignore_item;
     }
-    return false;
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/twc-utils.h b/src/twc-utils.h
index 377683f..18baa0e 100644
--- a/src/twc-utils.h
+++ b/src/twc-utils.h
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ twc_starts_with(struct t_weelist *list, const char *search,
 const char *
 twc_get_next_completion(struct t_weelist *completion_list,
                         const char *prev_comp);
-bool
+
+struct t_weelist_item *
 twc_is_id_ignored(struct t_twc_profile *profile, const char *short_id);
 
 uint32_t