diff --git a/cmd/commands/pr/merge/merge.go b/cmd/commands/pr/merge/merge.go
index bb5c5cb..ad4f7f3 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/pr/merge/merge.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/pr/merge/merge.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package merge
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cli/cli/git"
 	"github.com/craftamap/bb/cmd/commands/pr/view"
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 func Add(prCmd *cobra.Command, globalOpts *options.GlobalOptions) {
 	mergeCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "merge",
+		Use:   "merge <number of pr>",
 		Long:  "Merge a pull request on Bitbucket.org",
 		Short: "Merge a pull request",
 		Annotations: map[string]string{
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func Add(prCmd *cobra.Command, globalOpts *options.GlobalOptions) {
 			bbrepo := globalOpts.BitbucketRepo
 
 			if len(args) > 0 {
-				id, err = strconv.Atoi(args[0])
+				id, err = strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimPrefix(args[0], "#"))
 				if err != nil {
 					fmt.Printf("%s%s%s\n", aurora.Red(":: "), aurora.Bold("An error occurred: "), err)
 					return
diff --git a/cmd/commands/pr/statuses/statuses.go b/cmd/commands/pr/statuses/statuses.go
index 9dd07d8..4bee347 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/pr/statuses/statuses.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/pr/statuses/statuses.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package statuses
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cli/cli/git"
 	"github.com/craftamap/bb/cmd/options"
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ const (
 
 func Add(prCmd *cobra.Command, globalOpts *options.GlobalOptions) {
 	statusesCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "statuses",
+		Use:   "statuses <number of pr>",
 		Short: "Show CI status for a single pull request",
 		Long:  "Show CI status for a single pull request",
 		Annotations: map[string]string{
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func Add(prCmd *cobra.Command, globalOpts *options.GlobalOptions) {
 			bbrepo := globalOpts.BitbucketRepo
 
 			if len(args) > 0 {
-				id, err = strconv.Atoi(args[0])
+				id, err = strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimPrefix(args[0], "#"))
 				if err != nil {
 					fmt.Printf("%s%s%s\n", aurora.Red(":: "), aurora.Bold("An error occurred: "), err)
 					return
diff --git a/cmd/commands/pr/view/view.go b/cmd/commands/pr/view/view.go
index f6e836a..542a41f 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/pr/view/view.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/pr/view/view.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package view
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/glamour"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/git"
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ var (
 
 func Add(prCmd *cobra.Command, globalOpts *options.GlobalOptions) {
 	viewCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "view",
+		Use:   "view <nr of pr>",
 		Short: "View a pull request",
 		Long:  "Display the title, body, and other information about a pull request.",
 		Annotations: map[string]string{
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func Add(prCmd *cobra.Command, globalOpts *options.GlobalOptions) {
 			bbrepo := globalOpts.BitbucketRepo
 
 			if len(args) > 0 {
-				id, err = strconv.Atoi(args[0])
+				id, err = strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimPrefix(args[0], "#"))
 				if err != nil {
 					fmt.Printf("%s%s%s\n", aurora.Red(":: "), aurora.Bold("An error occurred: "), err)
 					return