diff --git a/cog_tickets.py b/cog_tickets.py
index 54d1a6c..aeb1f77 100644
--- a/cog_tickets.py
+++ b/cog_tickets.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class TicketsCog(commands.Cog):
     """encapsulate Discord ticket functions"""
     def __init__(self, bot:NetBot):
         self.bot:NetBot = bot
-        self.redmine:Client = bot.redmine
+        self.redmine: Client = bot.redmine
 
     # see https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/blob/master/examples/app_commands/slash_cog_groups.py
     ticket = SlashCommandGroup("ticket",  "ticket commands")
@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ async def query(self, ctx: discord.ApplicationContext, term: str):
 
 
     @ticket.command(description="Get ticket details")
-    @option("term", description="ticket ID")
+    @option("ticket_id", description="ticket ID")
     async def details(self, ctx: discord.ApplicationContext, ticket_id:int):
         """Update status on a ticket, using: unassign, resolve, progress"""
         #log.debug(f"found user mapping for {ctx.user.name}: {user}")
-        ticket = self.redmine.get_ticket(ticket_id)
+        ticket = self.redmine.get_ticket(ticket_id, include="children")
         if ticket:
             await self.bot.formatter.print_ticket(ticket, ctx)
         else:
diff --git a/formatting.py b/formatting.py
index 2000288..61109c1 100644
--- a/formatting.py
+++ b/formatting.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
 MAX_MESSAGE_LEN = 2000
 
 
@@ -48,6 +47,10 @@ def get_emoji(key:str) -> str:
     'EPIC': discord.Color.dark_gray(),
 }
 
+EPIC_TAG = "[EPIC] "
+def strip_epic_tag(subject:str) -> str:
+     return subject[len(EPIC_TAG):] if subject.startswith(EPIC_TAG) else subject
+
 
 class DiscordFormatter():
     """
@@ -263,8 +266,9 @@ def get_user_id(self, ctx: discord.ApplicationContext, ticket:Ticket) -> str:
 
     def ticket_embed(self, ctx: discord.ApplicationContext, ticket:Ticket) -> discord.Embed:
         """Build an embed panel with full ticket details"""
+        subject = f"{get_emoji(ticket.priority.name)} {strip_epic_tag(ticket.subject)} (#{ticket.id})"
         embed = discord.Embed(
-            title=ticket.subject,
+            title=subject,
             description=ticket.description,
             colour=self.ticket_color(ticket)
         )
@@ -278,17 +282,12 @@ def ticket_embed(self, ctx: discord.ApplicationContext, ticket:Ticket) -> discor
         if ticket.assigned_to:
             embed.add_field(name="Owner", value=self.get_user_id(ctx, ticket))
 
-        if ticket.priority.name == "EPIC":
-            # list the sub-tickets
-            epic = ctx.bot.redmine.get_ticket(ticket.id, include="children")
-            if epic.children:
-                buff = ""
-                for child in epic.children:
-                    buff += "- " + self.format_subticket(child) + "\n"
-                embed.add_field(name="Tickets", value=buff, inline=False)
-
-            #subtickets = []
-            #embed.add_field(name="Tickets", value=self.format_tickets("", subtickets))
+        # list the sub-tickets
+        if ticket.children:
+            buff = ""
+            for child in ticket.children:
+                buff += "- " + self.format_subticket(child) + "\n"
+            embed.add_field(name="Tickets", value=buff, inline=False)
 
         # thread & redmine links
         thread = ctx.bot.find_ticket_thread(ticket.id)
@@ -305,8 +304,7 @@ def epics_embed(self, ctx: discord.ApplicationContext, epics: dict[str,list[Tick
 
         for tracker_name, tickets in epics.items():
             for epic in tickets:
-                subject = epic.subject[6:] if epic.subject.startswith("[EPIC]") else epic.subject
-                subject = f"{ get_emoji('EPIC') } {subject} (#{epic.id})"
+                subject = f"{ get_emoji(epic.priority.name) } {strip_epic_tag(epic.subject)} (#{epic.id})"
                 embed.add_field(name=subject, value=epic.description, inline=False)
                 if epic.assigned_to:
                     embed.add_field(name="Owner", value=self.get_user_id(ctx, epic))