diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index e064b0f8b955bb0c52f9aa0d90e9cf68dd8894e7..68e0113380efe7ae7bc8a389653f239dc2e14a5b 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -151,7 +151,11 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def to_branch_name
-    "#{title.parameterize}-#{iid}"
+    if self.confidential?
+      "issue-#{iid}"
+    else
+      "#{title.parameterize}-#{iid}"
+    end
   end
 
   def can_be_worked_on?(current_user)