diff --git a/appview/state/pull.go b/appview/state/pull.go
index d43781b..c726ab4 100644
--- a/appview/state/pull.go
+++ b/appview/state/pull.go
@@ -1021,27 +1021,32 @@ func (s *State) ResubmitPull(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 		var ownerDid, repoName, knotName string
 		var isSameRepo bool = pull.IsSameRepoBranch()
-		sourceBranch := pull.PullSource.Branch
+		var isPatch bool = pull.IsPatch()
+
 		targetBranch := pull.TargetBranch
-		recordPullSource = &tangled.RepoPull_Source{
-			Branch: sourceBranch,
-		}
+		sourceBranch := ""
+		if !isPatch {
+			sourceBranch = pull.PullSource.Branch
+			recordPullSource = &tangled.RepoPull_Source{
+				Branch: sourceBranch,
+			}
 
-		isPushAllowed := f.RepoInfo(s, user).Roles.IsPushAllowed()
-		if isSameRepo && isPushAllowed {
-			ownerDid = f.OwnerDid()
-			repoName = f.RepoName
-			knotName = f.Knot
-		} else if !isSameRepo {
-			sourceRepo, err := db.GetRepoByAtUri(s.db, pull.PullSource.RepoAt.String())
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Println("failed to get source repo", err)
-				s.pages.Notice(w, "pull", "Failed to create pull request. Try again later.")
-				return
+			isPushAllowed := f.RepoInfo(s, user).Roles.IsPushAllowed()
+			if isSameRepo && isPushAllowed {
+				ownerDid = f.OwnerDid()
+				repoName = f.RepoName
+				knotName = f.Knot
+			} else if !isSameRepo && !isPatch {
+				sourceRepo, err := db.GetRepoByAtUri(s.db, pull.PullSource.RepoAt.String())
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Println("failed to get source repo", err)
+					s.pages.Notice(w, "pull", "Failed to create pull request. Try again later.")
+					return
+				}
+				ownerDid = sourceRepo.Did
+				repoName = sourceRepo.Name
+				knotName = sourceRepo.Knot
 			}
-			ownerDid = sourceRepo.Did
-			repoName = sourceRepo.Name
-			knotName = sourceRepo.Knot
 		}
 
 		if sourceBranch != "" && knotName != "" {
@@ -1126,7 +1131,7 @@ func (s *State) ResubmitPull(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if sourceRev == pull.Submissions[pull.LastRoundNumber()].SourceRev {
+		if !isPatch && sourceRev == pull.Submissions[pull.LastRoundNumber()].SourceRev {
 			s.pages.Notice(w, "resubmit-error", "This branch has not changed since the last submission.")
 			return
 		}