diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/onboarding/branch/check.js b/lib/workers/repository/onboarding/branch/check.js
index c956a433acc7da67dbc0beddd5014ade535cfcb4..d373acb96a610919452aa048dd2c399baf77ba56 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/onboarding/branch/check.js
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/onboarding/branch/check.js
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ const isOnboarded = async config => {
   throw new Error('disabled');
 };
 
-const onboardingPrExists = () =>
-  platform.findPr(`renovate/configure`, 'Configure Renovate', 'open');
+const onboardingPrExists = () => platform.getBranchPr(`renovate/configure`);
 
 module.exports = {
   isOnboarded,
diff --git a/test/workers/repository/onboarding/branch/index.spec.js b/test/workers/repository/onboarding/branch/index.spec.js
index e074cf678bf4de61ec8c2ec5b50de8403a9d9282..e735ef538f2e40d53fccef4c3a269a8974193380 100644
--- a/test/workers/repository/onboarding/branch/index.spec.js
+++ b/test/workers/repository/onboarding/branch/index.spec.js
@@ -98,11 +98,12 @@ describe('workers/repository/onboarding/branch', () => {
     it('updates onboarding branch', async () => {
       platform.getFileList.mockReturnValue(['package.json']);
       platform.findPr.mockReturnValueOnce(null);
-      platform.findPr.mockReturnValueOnce({});
+      platform.getBranchPr.mockReturnValueOnce({});
       const res = await checkOnboardingBranch(config);
       expect(res.repoIsOnboarded).toBe(false);
       expect(res.branchList).toEqual(['renovate/configure']);
       expect(platform.setBaseBranch.mock.calls).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(platform.commitFilesToBranch.mock.calls).toHaveLength(0);
     });
   });
 });