1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/bin/nit-picker b/bin/nit-picker
index 562f239..9395ef4 100755
--- a/bin/nit-picker
+++ b/bin/nit-picker
@@ -191,11 +191,14 @@ while pgrep -x ii >/dev/null \
               | mysql_run_query
             )
             if ! git -C "${git_dir}" merge-base --is-ancestor "${git_rev}" "${current_git_head}" 2> /dev/null; then
-              printf 'commit %s is not an ancestor of HEAD %s in repository %s\n' \
-                "${git_rev}" \
-                "${current_git_head}" \
-                "${git_repo}" \
-              | irc_say
+              git -C "${git_dir}" fetch --all -p >/dev/null 2>&1
+              if ! git -C "${git_dir}" merge-base --is-ancestor "${git_rev}" "${current_git_head}" 2> /dev/null; then
+                printf 'commit %s is not an ancestor of HEAD %s in repository %s\n' \
+                  "${git_rev}" \
+                  "${current_git_head}" \
+                  "${git_repo}" \
+                | irc_say
+              fi
             fi
           fi
         ;;