diff --git a/pkg/mail/mail.go b/pkg/mail/mail.go
index 2bc83938..33b3cf82 100644
--- a/pkg/mail/mail.go
+++ b/pkg/mail/mail.go
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ func SendPassword(to string, data interface{}) error {
 }
 
 // Sends a build success email to the user.
-func SendSuccess(repo, to string, data interface{}) error {
+func SendSuccess(repo, sha, to string, data interface{}) error {
 	msg := Message{}
-	msg.Subject = "[SUCCESS] " + repo
+	msg.Subject = fmt.Sprintf("[%s] SUCCESS building %s", repo, sha)
 	msg.To = to
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ func SendSuccess(repo, to string, data interface{}) error {
 }
 
 // Sends a build failure email to the user.
-func SendFailure(repo, to string, data interface{}) error {
+func SendFailure(repo, sha, to string, data interface{}) error {
 	msg := Message{}
-	msg.Subject = "[FAILURE] " + repo
+	msg.Subject = fmt.Sprintf("[%s] FAILURE building %s", repo, sha)
 	msg.To = to
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/notify/email.go b/pkg/plugin/notify/email.go
index 3699a7c2..3f8f41f1 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/notify/email.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/notify/email.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (e *Email) Send(context *Context) error {
 func (e *Email) sendFailure(context *Context) error {
 	// loop through and email recipients
 	for _, email := range e.Recipients {
-		if err := mail.SendFailure(context.Repo.Name, email, context); err != nil {
+		if err := mail.SendFailure(context.Repo.Name, context.Commit.HashShort(), email, context); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (e *Email) sendFailure(context *Context) error {
 func (e *Email) sendSuccess(context *Context) error {
 	// loop through and email recipients
 	for _, email := range e.Recipients {
-		if err := mail.SendSuccess(context.Repo.Name, email, context); err != nil {
+		if err := mail.SendSuccess(context.Repo.Name, context.Commit.HashShort(), email, context); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}