diff --git a/expertWires.js b/expertWires.js
index 0b94749..2758469 100644
--- a/expertWires.js
+++ b/expertWires.js
@@ -480,10 +480,14 @@ function handleClick(e){
 		}
 	}
 	// if this is a shift-click, just find and highlight the pass-connected group
+	// and list the nodes (or nodenames, preferably)
 	if(e.shiftKey) {
 		getNodeGroup(w);
 		nodelist = group;
-		s2 = "nodegroup from " + s2 + " (nodes: " + group.join(",") + ")";
+		s2 = "nodegroup from " + s2 +
+			" (nodes: " +
+				group.map(function(x){return nodeName(x)?nodeName(x):x;}).join(",") +
+			")";
 	}
 	hiliteNode(nodelist);
 	setStatus(s1, s2);