diff --git a/lib/workers/branch/index.js b/lib/workers/branch/index.js
index 8c8fd159f051ee0de0691e67d8be6f8db72a7216..c8873b0b4a3aaf422d3ceb8afe060cc42322103f 100644
--- a/lib/workers/branch/index.js
+++ b/lib/workers/branch/index.js
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ async function processBranch(branchConfig, packageFiles) {
     );
 
     // Check if branch already existed
-    let pr = await prAlreadyExisted(config);
-    if (pr) {
+    const existingPr = await prAlreadyExisted(config);
+    if (existingPr) {
       logger.info(
         { prTitle: config.prTitle },
         'Closed PR already exists. Skipping branch.'
       );
-      if (pr.state === 'closed') {
+      if (existingPr.state === 'closed') {
         const subject = 'Renovate Ignore Notification';
         let content;
         if (config.type === 'major') {
@@ -69,38 +69,33 @@ async function processBranch(branchConfig, packageFiles) {
         }
         content +=
           '\n\nIf this PR was closed by mistake or you changed your mind, you can simply rename this PR and you will soon get a fresh replacement PR opened.';
-        await platform.ensureComment(pr.number, subject, content);
+        await platform.ensureComment(existingPr.number, subject, content);
         if (branchExists) {
           await platform.deleteBranch(config.branchName);
         }
-      } else if (pr.state === 'merged') {
-        logger.info({ pr: pr.number }, 'Merged PR is blocking this branch');
+      } else if (existingPr.state === 'merged') {
+        logger.info(
+          { pr: existingPr.number },
+          'Merged PR is blocking this branch'
+        );
       }
       return 'already-existed';
     }
     if (branchExists) {
       logger.debug('Checking if PR has been edited');
-      pr = await platform.findPr(config.branchName, config.prTitle, 'open');
-    }
-    if (pr) {
-      logger.debug({ pr }, 'Found existing PR');
-      pr = await platform.getPr(pr.number);
-      if (pr.state.startsWith('open')) {
-        logger.debug('Existing PR is open');
-        if (!pr.canRebase) {
+      const branchPr = await platform.getBranchPr(config.branchName);
+      if (branchPr) {
+        logger.debug({ branchPr }, 'Found existing PR');
+        if (!branchPr.canRebase) {
           const subject = 'PR has been edited';
           logger.info(subject);
           let content =
             'As this PR has been edited, Renovate will stop updating it in order to not cause any conflicts or other problems.';
           content +=
             ' If you wish to abandon your edits and have Renovate recreate this PR then you should rename this PR and then close it.';
-          await platform.ensureComment(pr.number, subject, content);
+          await platform.ensureComment(branchPr.number, subject, content);
           return 'pr-edited';
         }
-      } else {
-        logger.info('PR state is not open - aborting');
-        logger.debug({ pr });
-        return 'pr-closed';
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/workers/branch/index.spec.js b/test/workers/branch/index.spec.js
index 4faa49b1d71e0a8086b3037198cc33b1414e905f..cb2b176e0eeb9d6d63b4dc11bbee06ebb1077dc2 100644
--- a/test/workers/branch/index.spec.js
+++ b/test/workers/branch/index.spec.js
@@ -112,19 +112,13 @@ describe('workers/branch', () => {
     it('skips branch if edited PR found', async () => {
       schedule.isScheduledNow.mockReturnValueOnce(false);
       platform.branchExists.mockReturnValueOnce(true);
-      platform.findPr.mockReturnValueOnce({});
-      platform.getPr.mockReturnValueOnce({ state: 'open', canRebase: false });
+      platform.getBranchPr.mockReturnValueOnce({
+        state: 'open',
+        canRebase: false,
+      });
       const res = await branchWorker.processBranch(config);
       expect(res).toEqual('pr-edited');
     });
-    it('warns if edited PR is actually closed', async () => {
-      schedule.isScheduledNow.mockReturnValueOnce(false);
-      platform.branchExists.mockReturnValueOnce(true);
-      platform.findPr.mockReturnValueOnce({});
-      platform.getPr.mockReturnValueOnce({ state: 'closed' });
-      const res = await branchWorker.processBranch(config);
-      expect(res).not.toEqual('pr-edited');
-    });
     it('returns if pr creation limit exceeded', async () => {
       getUpdated.getUpdatedPackageFiles.mockReturnValueOnce({
         updatedPackageFiles: [],