From cbac1d1233ee58812e6dc88d814a1715df60cf9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Ross <38270282+alexr00@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:00:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Github Pull Request tab won't open if branch names are reused
 Fixes #8007

---
 src/github/pullRequestGitHelper.ts | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/github/pullRequestGitHelper.ts b/src/github/pullRequestGitHelper.ts
index 7ad603dfac..599a3eda6d 100644
--- a/src/github/pullRequestGitHelper.ts
+++ b/src/github/pullRequestGitHelper.ts
@@ -329,8 +329,9 @@ export class PullRequestGitHelper {
 	): Promise<PullRequestMetadata | undefined> {
 		try {
 			const configKey = this.getMetadataKeyForBranch(branchName);
-			const configValue = await repository.getConfig(configKey);
-			return PullRequestGitHelper.parsePullRequestMetadata(configValue);
+			const allConfigs = await repository.getConfigs();
+			const matchingConfigs = allConfigs.filter(config => config.key === configKey).sort((a, b) => b.value < a.value ? 1 : -1);
+			return PullRequestGitHelper.parsePullRequestMetadata(matchingConfigs[0].value);
 		} catch (_) {
 			return;
 		}