diff --git a/gns3server/controller/ports/port.py b/gns3server/controller/ports/port.py
index df670ec5..4fc32720 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/ports/port.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/ports/port.py
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ class Port:
         # If port name format has changed we use the port name as the short name (1.X behavior)
         if self._short_name:
             return self._short_name
-        elif not self._name.startswith("{}{}".format(self.long_name_type(), self._interface_number)):
-            return self._name
-        return self.short_name_type + "{}/{}".format(self._interface_number, self._port_number)
+        elif '/' in self._name:
+            return self._name.replace(self.long_name_type(), self.short_name_type)
+        elif self._name.startswith("{}{}".format(self.long_name_type(), self._interface_number)):
+            return self.short_name_type + "{}".format(self._interface_number)
+        return self._name
 
     @short_name.setter
     def short_name(self, val):
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/ports/port_factory.py b/gns3server/controller/ports/port_factory.py
index 6189de6c..533676af 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/ports/port_factory.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/ports/port_factory.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class StandardPortFactory:
             for port_number in range(0, port_by_adapter):
                 if first_port_name and adapter_number == 0:
                     port_name = custom_adapter_settings.get("port_name", first_port_name)
-                    port = PortFactory(port_name, segment_number, adapter_number, port_number, "ethernet")
+                    port = PortFactory(port_name, segment_number, adapter_number, port_number, "ethernet", short_name=port_name)
                 else:
                     try:
                         port_name = port_name_format.format(
@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ class DynamipsPortFactory:
                 if port_class:
                     for port_number in range(0, cls.ADAPTER_MATRIX[properties[name]]["nb_ports"]):
                         name = "{}{}/{}".format(port_class.long_name_type(), adapter_number, port_number)
-                        ports.append(port_class(name, adapter_number, adapter_number, port_number))
+                        port = port_class(name, adapter_number, adapter_number, port_number)
+                        port.short_name = "{}{}/{}".format(port.short_name_type, adapter_number, port_number)
+                        ports.append(port)
                 adapter_number += 1
             elif name.startswith("wic") and properties[name]:
                 port_class = cls.WIC_MATRIX[properties[name]]["port"]
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_node_port_name.py b/tests/controller/test_node_port_name.py
index 5da90dc8..55a7a6f2 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_node_port_name.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_node_port_name.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_list_ports(node):
     assert node.__json__()["ports"] == [
         {
             "name": "Ethernet0",
-            "short_name": "e0/0",
+            "short_name": "e0",
             "data_link_types": {"Ethernet": "DLT_EN10MB"},
             "port_number": 0,
             "adapter_number": 0,
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def test_list_ports_adapters(node):
     assert node.__json__()["ports"] == [
         {
             "name": "Ethernet0",
-            "short_name": "e0/0",
+            "short_name": "e0",
             "data_link_types": {"Ethernet": "DLT_EN10MB"},
             "port_number": 0,
             "adapter_number": 0,
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def test_list_ports_adapters(node):
         },
         {
             "name": "Ethernet1",
-            "short_name": "e1/0",
+            "short_name": "e1",
             "data_link_types": {"Ethernet": "DLT_EN10MB"},
             "port_number": 0,
             "adapter_number": 1,
@@ -596,7 +596,8 @@ def test_list_ports_dynamips(project, compute):
 
 def test_short_name():
     # If no customization of port name format return the default short name
-    assert EthernetPort("Ethernet0", 0, 0, 0).short_name == "e0/0"
+    assert EthernetPort("Ethernet0", 0, 0, 0).short_name == "e0"
     assert EthernetPort("Ethernet0", 0, 0, 0, short_name="mgmt").short_name == "mgmt"
+    assert EthernetPort("Ethernet0/0", 0, 0, 0).short_name == "e0/0"
     # If port name format has change we use the port name as the short name (1.X behavior)
     assert EthernetPort("eth0", 0, 0, 0).short_name == "eth0"