diff --git a/src/lib/aggregate-read.ts b/src/lib/aggregate-read.ts
index 2c81ce3..7f140bb 100644
--- a/src/lib/aggregate-read.ts
+++ b/src/lib/aggregate-read.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import type { BeadDependency, BeadIssueWithProject } from './types';
 import type { ProjectScopeOption } from './project-scope';
 import { readIssuesFromDisk } from './read-issues';
 
+function scopeIssueId(projectKey: string, issueId: string): string {
+  if (issueId.includes('::')) {
+    return issueId;
 function scopeIssueId(projectKey: string, issueId: string): string {
   if (issueId.includes('::')) {
     return issueId;