diff --git a/windowNewPatchsets.go b/windowNewPatchsets.go
index fced45d..92f5938 100644
--- a/windowNewPatchsets.go
+++ b/windowNewPatchsets.go
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -116,12 +119,7 @@ func makePatchsetsWin() *stdPatchsetTableWin {
 		all := me.psets.All()
 		for all.Scan() {
 			pset := all.Next()
-			if pset.State == "" {
-				log.Info("What is up with?", pset.Name)
-				setNewCommitHash(pset)
-			} else {
-				log.Info("patchset already had state", pset.Name, pset.State)
-			}
+			setNewCommitHash(pset)
 		}
 		savePatchsets()
 	})
@@ -277,6 +275,24 @@ func cleanSubject(line string) string {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(cleaned)
 }
 
+func findCommitBySubject(subject string) (string, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("git", "log", "--pretty=format:%H %s", "--grep="+subject, "-i")
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &out
+	err := cmd.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	lines := strings.Split(out.String(), "\n")
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(line), strings.ToLower(subject)) {
+			return strings.Fields(line)[0], nil // return the commit hash
+		}
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("no commit found for subject: %s", subject)
+}
+
 func setNewCommitHash(p *forgepb.Patchset) {
 	for patch := range p.Patches.IterAll() {
 		// parts := strings.Fields(patch.Comment)
@@ -293,11 +309,14 @@ func setNewCommitHash(p *forgepb.Patchset) {
 			log.Info("patch: newhash:", patch.NewHash, "commithash:", patch.CommitHash, patch.RepoNamespace, comment)
 			continue
 		}
-		log.Info("patch: not found hash:", patch.CommitHash, patch.RepoNamespace, comment)
-		for dep := range repo.GoDeps.IterAll() {
-			log.Info("dep:", dep.Name)
+		os.Chdir(repo.GetFullPath())
+		newhash, err := findCommitBySubject(comment)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Info("patch: not found hash:", patch.CommitHash, patch.RepoNamespace, comment, newhash, err)
+			continue
 		}
-		return
+		patch.NewHash = newhash
+		log.Info("patch: found hash:", patch.CommitHash, newhash, patch.RepoNamespace, comment)
 
 		/*
 			repo := me.forge.FindByGoPath(patch.RepoNamespace)