diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/bz/BugzillaItsFacade.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/bz/BugzillaItsFacade.java
index 9f15913..2bf86fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/bz/BugzillaItsFacade.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/hooks/bz/BugzillaItsFacade.java
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
     execute(new Callable<String>(){
       @Override
       public String call() throws Exception {
-        String actionName = actionString.substring(0, actionString.indexOf(" ") - 1);
-        String actionValue = actionString.substring(actionString.indexOf(" "));
+        String actionName = actionString.substring(0, actionString.indexOf(" "));
+        String actionValue = actionString.substring(actionString.indexOf(" ") + 1);
         doPerformAction(bugId, actionName, actionValue);
         return bugId;
       }});