diff --git a/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bullet/querying/Querier.java b/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bullet/querying/Querier.java
index a6f6d7e8..918dc9aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bullet/querying/Querier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bullet/querying/Querier.java
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ public Clip finish() {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return runningQuery.toString();
+        return String.format("%s : %s", runningQuery.getId(), runningQuery.toString());
     }
 
     // ********************************* Private helpers *********************************
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bullet/querying/RunningQuery.java b/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bullet/querying/RunningQuery.java
index c1d6f347..53a1cb17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bullet/querying/RunningQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bullet/querying/RunningQuery.java
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ public Optional<List<BulletError>> initialize() {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        String body = queryString != null ? queryString : query.toString();
-        return String.format("%s : %s", id, body);
+        return queryString != null ? queryString : query.toString();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/yahoo/bullet/querying/RunningQueryTest.java b/src/test/java/com/yahoo/bullet/querying/RunningQueryTest.java
index 81d72c56..e4ba828e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/yahoo/bullet/querying/RunningQueryTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/yahoo/bullet/querying/RunningQueryTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public void testCreatingWithStringQuery() {
         Assert.assertFalse(runningQuery.initialize().isPresent());
         Assert.assertEquals(runningQuery.getId(), "foo");
         Assert.assertNotNull(runningQuery.getQuery());
-        Assert.assertEquals(runningQuery.toString(), "foo : {}");
+        Assert.assertEquals(runningQuery.toString(), "{}");
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public void testCreatingWithQuery() {
         Assert.assertEquals(runningQuery.getId(), "foo");
         Assert.assertNotNull(runningQuery.getQuery());
         String actual = runningQuery.toString();
-        Assert.assertTrue(actual.contains("foo : {"));
+        Assert.assertTrue(actual.contains("{"));
         Assert.assertTrue(actual.contains("filters: null, projection: null,"));
         Assert.assertTrue(actual.contains("aggregation: {size: 500, type: RAW, fields: null, attributes: null},"));
         Assert.assertTrue(actual.contains("window: null, duration:"));