diff --git a/credentials_getter.go b/credentials_getter.go
index a43679b..e325e9d 100644
--- a/credentials_getter.go
+++ b/credentials_getter.go
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	arnPrefix = "arn:aws:iam::"
+	arnPrefix              = "arn:aws:iam::"
+	roleARNSuffix          = ":role"
+	roleSessionNameMaxSize = 64
 )
 
 // CredentialsGetter can get credentials.
@@ -52,7 +54,11 @@ func (c *STSCredentialsGetter) Get(role string, sessionDuration time.Duration) (
 	if strings.HasPrefix(role, arnPrefix) {
 		roleARN = role
 	}
-	roleSessionName := normalizeRoleARN(roleARN) + "-session"
+
+	roleSessionName, err := normalizeRoleARN(roleARN)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	params := &sts.AssumeRoleInput{
 		RoleArn:         aws.String(roleARN),
@@ -95,8 +101,22 @@ func GetBaseRoleARN(sess *session.Session) (string, error) {
 // normalizeRoleARN normalizes a role ARN by substituting special characters
 // with characters allowed for a RoleSessionName according to:
 // https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/latest/APIReference/API_AssumeRole.html
-func normalizeRoleARN(roleARN string) string {
-	roleARN = strings.Replace(roleARN, ":", "_", -1)
-	roleARN = strings.Replace(roleARN, "/", ".", -1)
-	return roleARN
+func normalizeRoleARN(roleARN string) (string, error) {
+	parts := strings.Split(roleARN, "/")
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid roleARN: %s", roleARN)
+	}
+
+	accountID := strings.TrimPrefix(parts[0], arnPrefix)
+	accountID = strings.TrimSuffix(accountID, roleARNSuffix)
+
+	roleName := strings.Replace(parts[1], ":", "_", -1)
+	roleName = strings.Replace(roleName, "/", ".", -1)
+
+	roleNameMaxSize := roleSessionNameMaxSize - 1 - len(accountID)
+
+	if len(roleName) > roleNameMaxSize {
+		roleName = roleName[:roleNameMaxSize]
+	}
+	return accountID + "." + roleName, nil
 }
diff --git a/credentials_getter_test.go b/credentials_getter_test.go
index 9474a50..772c740 100644
--- a/credentials_getter_test.go
+++ b/credentials_getter_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	creds, err := getter.Get("role", 3600*time.Second)
+	roleARN := "arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/role-name"
+	creds, err := getter.Get(roleARN, 3600*time.Second)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, "access_key_id", creds.AccessKeyID)
 	require.Equal(t, "secret_access_key", creds.SecretAccessKey)
@@ -58,3 +59,18 @@ func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
 // 	sess := &session.Session{}
 // 	baseRole, err := GetBaseRoleARN(sess)
 // }
+
+func TestNormalizeRoleARN(t *testing.T) {
+	roleARN := "arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/role-name"
+	expectedARN := "012345678910.role-name"
+	normalized, err := normalizeRoleARN(roleARN)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, expectedARN, normalized)
+
+	// truncate long role names
+	roleARN = "arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/role-name-very-very-very-very-very-very-very-very-long"
+	expectedARN = "012345678910.role-name-very-very-very-very-very-very-very-very-l"
+	normalized, err = normalizeRoleARN(roleARN)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, expectedARN, normalized)
+}