diff --git a/ale_linters/gitcommit/gitlint.vim b/ale_linters/gitcommit/gitlint.vim
index 991d5a1..49aeda7 100644
--- a/ale_linters/gitcommit/gitlint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/gitcommit/gitlint.vim
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ function! ale_linters#gitcommit#gitlint#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
 
         let l:item = {
         \   'lnum': l:match[1] + 0,
-        \   'text': l:code . ': ' . l:match[3],
+        \   'text': l:match[3],
+        \   'code': l:code,
         \   'type': 'E',
         \}
 
diff --git a/test/handler/test_gitlint_handler.vader b/test/handler/test_gitlint_handler.vader
index 58f5e67..73ee988 100644
--- a/test/handler/test_gitlint_handler.vader
+++ b/test/handler/test_gitlint_handler.vader
@@ -10,22 +10,26 @@ Execute(The gitlint handler should handle basic warnings and syntax errors):
   \   {
   \     'lnum': 1,
   \     'type': 'E',
-  \     'text': 'B6: Body message is missing',
+  \     'text': 'Body message is missing',
+  \     'code': 'B6',
   \   },
   \   {
   \     'lnum': 2,
   \     'type': 'E',
-  \     'text': 'B4: Second line is not empty: "to send to upstream"',
+  \     'text': 'Second line is not empty: "to send to upstream"',
+  \     'code': 'B4',
   \   },
   \   {
   \     'lnum': 3,
   \     'type': 'E',
-  \     'text': 'B5: Body message is too short (19<20): "to send to upstream"',
+  \     'text': 'Body message is too short (19<20): "to send to upstream"',
+  \     'code': 'B5',
   \   },
   \   {
   \     'lnum': 8,
   \     'type': 'E',
-  \     'text': 'T1: Title exceeds max length (92>72): "some very long commit subject line where the author can''t wait to explain what he just fixed"'
+  \     'text': 'Title exceeds max length (92>72): "some very long commit subject line where the author can''t wait to explain what he just fixed"',
+  \     'code': 'T1',
   \   },
   \ ],
   \ ale_linters#gitcommit#gitlint#Handle(1, [