diff --git a/bots-common/git_utils.go b/bots-common/git_utils.go
index 7087960..d7fa687 100644
--- a/bots-common/git_utils.go
+++ b/bots-common/git_utils.go
@@ -202,3 +202,24 @@ func (e *RequestHandler) GitExec(cwd string, params ...string) ExecStream {
 
 	return e
 }
+
+type writerFunc func([]byte) (int, error)
+
+// Implement the Write method for the custom type
+func (f writerFunc) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return f(p)
+}
+
+func (e *RequestHandler) GitSubmoduleCommitId(cwd, packageName string) (string, bool) {
+	if e.Error != nil {
+		return "", false
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("/usr/bin/git", "cat-file", "--batch")
+	cmd.Dir = filepath.Join(e.GitPath, cwd)
+	cmd.Stdout = writerFunc(func(p []byte) (int, error) {
+		return len(p), nil
+	})
+
+	return "", false
+}
diff --git a/bots-common/gitea_utils.go b/bots-common/gitea_utils.go
index a52f27c..cc6f7a2 100644
--- a/bots-common/gitea_utils.go
+++ b/bots-common/gitea_utils.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	transport "github.com/go-openapi/runtime/client"
@@ -16,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"src.opensuse.org/autogits/common/gitea-generated/models"
 )
 
+const PrPattern = "PR: %s/%s#%d"
+
 func (h *RequestHandler) allocateGiteaTransport() (*transport.Runtime, *apiclient.GiteaAPI) {
 	r := transport.New("src.opensuse.org", apiclient.DefaultBasePath, [](string){"https"})
 	r.DefaultAuthentication = transport.BearerToken(giteaToken)
@@ -200,17 +201,15 @@ func (h *RequestHandler) GetAssociatedPrjGitPR(pr *PullRequestAction) *models.Pu
 		h.Error = fmt.Errorf("cannot fetch PR list for %s / %s : %s", pr.Repository.Owner.Username, pr.Repository.Name, prs.Error())
 	}
 
-	payload_processing:
+	prLine := fmt.Sprintf(PrPattern, pr.Repository.Owner.Username, pr.Repository.Name, pr.Number)
+
+//	payload_processing:
 	for _, pr := range prs.Payload {
 		lines := strings.Split(pr.Body, "\n")
 
 		for _, line := range lines {
-			r := regexp.MustCompile(`^PullRequest: ([^/]+)/([^/]+)#(\d+)$`)
-			if m := r.FindSubmatch([]byte(line)); m != nil {
-				h.Log("match: %#v", m)
-				break payload_processing
-			} else {
-				h.Log("not matched: '%s'", line)
+			if strings.TrimSpace(line) == prLine {
+				return pr
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pr-review/main.go b/pr-review/main.go
index d69208e..1e523bb 100644
--- a/pr-review/main.go
+++ b/pr-review/main.go
@@ -14,11 +14,29 @@ const (
 	PrReview  = "pr-review"
 )
 
+func processPullRequestClosed(h *common.RequestHandler) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func processPrjGitPullRequestSync(h *common.RequestHandler) error {
+	//	req := h.Data.(*common.PullRequestAction)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func processPullRequestSync(h *common.RequestHandler) error {
 	req := h.Data.(*common.PullRequestAction)
 
-	// find prjgit pull request associated with this one
-	h.GetAssociatedPrjGitPR(req)
+	if req.Repository.Name == common.DefaultGitPrj {
+		return processPrjGitPullRequestSync(h)
+	}
+
+	// need to verify that submodule in the PR for prjgit
+	// is still pointing to the HEAD of the PR
+	prjPr := h.GetAssociatedPrjGitPR(req)
+
+	h.GitExec("", "clone", "--branch", prjPr.Head.Name, "--depth", "1", prjPr.Head.Repo.SSHURL, common.DefaultGitPrj)
+	commitId := h.GitSubmoduleCommitId(common.DefaultGitPrj, req.Repository.Name)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -59,8 +77,8 @@ PullRequest: %s/%s#%d`, req.Repository.Owner.Username,
 		fmt.Sprintf(`This is a forwarded pull request by %s
 referencing the following pull request:
 
-PR: %s/%s#%d
-`, GitAuthor, req.Repository.Owner.Username, req.Repository.Name, req.Pull_Request.Number),
+`+common.PrPattern,
+			GitAuthor, req.Repository.Owner.Username, req.Repository.Name, req.Pull_Request.Number),
 	)
 
 	if h.HasError() {
@@ -80,9 +98,12 @@ func processPullRequest(h *common.RequestHandler) error {
 	case "opened":
 		return processPullRequestOpened(h)
 	case "synchronized":
-		fallthrough
-	case "edited":
 		return processPullRequestSync(h)
+	case "edited":
+		// not need to be handled??
+		return nil
+	case "closed":
+		return processPullRequestClosed(h)
 	}
 
 	return fmt.Errorf("Unhandled pull request action: %s", req.Action)