diff --git a/lib/create-issue.js b/lib/create-issue.js
index a21133b5..0571a8f3 100644
--- a/lib/create-issue.js
+++ b/lib/create-issue.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = createIssue
 
 function createIssue (state) {
-  const {filename, patch, branchUrl} = state.commit
+  const {filename, patch, branchUrl, message} = state.commit
   const content = state.template
     .replace(/\$DIFF/, patch)
     .replace(/\$FILENAME/, filename)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function createIssue (state) {
   return state.api.issues.create({
     owner: state.owner,
     repo: state.issueRepo,
-    title: state.commit.message,
+    title: message.split('\n\n')[0],
     body: content,
     labels: state.labels
   })
diff --git a/test/unit/create-issue-test.js b/test/unit/create-issue-test.js
index 299fb568..cf8a01ff 100644
--- a/test/unit/create-issue-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/create-issue-test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test('create issue request succeeds', t => {
     sha: 'sha',
     labels: 'label-1',
     commit: {
-      message: 'title',
+      message: 'title\n\ndescription',
       patch: 'patch',
       filename: 'filename',
       branchUrl: 'branchUrl'
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ test('create issue request succeeds', t => {
     .then((response) => {
       const createIssueArgs = api.issues.create.lastCall.arg
       t.is(response.data.html_url, 'html_url')
+      t.is(createIssueArgs.title, 'title')
       t.is(createIssueArgs.body, 'test value1: patch value2: filename value3: branchUrl value4: installRepo')
       t.is(createIssueArgs.repo, 'issueRepo')
       t.is(createIssueArgs.labels, 'label-1')