diff -r 41ac707322ba -r 5f8f013e7d52 hgext/histedit.py
--- a/hgext/histedit.py	Fri Apr 13 09:48:22 2018 -0700
+++ b/hgext/histedit.py	Fri Apr 13 22:46:37 2018 -0700
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
         """ Verifies semantic correctness of the rule"""
         repo = self.repo
         ha = node.hex(self.node)
-        self.node = scmutil.resolvepartialhexnodeid(repo, ha)
+        self.node = scmutil.resolvehexnodeidprefix(repo, ha)
         if self.node is None:
             raise error.ParseError(_('unknown changeset %s listed') % ha[:12])
         self._verifynodeconstraints(prev, expected, seen)