diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/trac/TracDownloader.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/trac/TracDownloader.java
index 853c002..c420c0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/trac/TracDownloader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/trac/TracDownloader.java
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
 
         issue.setId( String.valueOf( ticketObj[0] ) );
 
+        issue.setKey( String.valueOf( ticketObj[0] ) );
+
         issue.setLink( getUrl() + "/ticket/" + String.valueOf( ticketObj[0] ) );
 
         issue.setCreated( parseDate( String.valueOf( ticketObj[1] ) ) );