diff --git a/src/sub_commands/prs/create.rs b/src/sub_commands/prs/create.rs
index e5a7c1e..35e29d3 100644
--- a/src/sub_commands/prs/create.rs
+++ b/src/sub_commands/prs/create.rs
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ mod tests_unique_and_duplicate {
     }
 }
 
-pub static PR_KIND: u64 = 318;
 pub static PATCH_KIND: u64 = 1617;
 
 pub fn generate_pr_and_patch_events(
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@ pub fn generate_pr_and_patch_events(
 
     if let Some((title, description)) = cover_letter_title_description {
         events.push(EventBuilder::new(
-        nostr::event::Kind::Custom(PR_KIND),
+        nostr::event::Kind::Custom(PATCH_KIND),
         format!(
             "From {} Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001\nSubject: [PATCH 0/{}] {title}\n\n{description}",
             commits.last().unwrap(),
@@ -444,7 +443,12 @@ pub struct CoverLetter {
 }
 
 pub fn event_is_cover_letter(event: &nostr::Event) -> bool {
-    event.kind.as_u64().eq(&PR_KIND) && event.iter_tags().any(|t| t.as_vec()[1].eq("cover-letter"))
+    // TODO: look for Subject:[ PATCH 0/n ] but watch out for:
+    //   [PATCH v1 0/n ] or
+    //   [PATCH subsystem v2 0/n ]
+    event.kind.as_u64().eq(&PATCH_KIND)
+        && event.iter_tags().any(|t| t.as_vec()[1].eq("root"))
+        && event.iter_tags().any(|t| t.as_vec()[1].eq("cover-letter"))
 }
 pub fn event_to_cover_letter(event: &nostr::Event) -> Result<CoverLetter> {
     if !event_is_patch_set_root(event) {
@@ -502,8 +506,7 @@ pub fn event_to_cover_letter(event: &nostr::Event) -> Result<CoverLetter> {
 }
 
 pub fn event_is_patch_set_root(event: &nostr::Event) -> bool {
-    (event.kind.as_u64().eq(&PR_KIND) || event.kind.as_u64().eq(&PATCH_KIND))
-        && event.iter_tags().any(|t| t.as_vec()[1].eq("root"))
+    event.kind.as_u64().eq(&PATCH_KIND) && event.iter_tags().any(|t| t.as_vec()[1].eq("root"))
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
@@ -848,7 +851,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         fn generate_cover_letter(title: &str, description: &str) -> Result<nostr::Event> {
             Ok(nostr::event::EventBuilder::new(
-                nostr::event::Kind::Custom(PR_KIND),
+                nostr::event::Kind::Custom(PATCH_KIND),
                 format!("From ea897e987ea9a7a98e7a987e97987ea98e7a3334 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001\nSubject: [PATCH 0/2] {title}\n\n{description}"),
                 [
                     Tag::Hashtag("cover-letter".to_string()),
diff --git a/src/sub_commands/prs/list.rs b/src/sub_commands/prs/list.rs
index 36cbd02..d4dcfec 100644
--- a/src/sub_commands/prs/list.rs
+++ b/src/sub_commands/prs/list.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
     client::Connect,
     git::{Repo, RepoActions},
     repo_ref::{self, RepoRef, REPO_REF_KIND},
-    sub_commands::prs::create::{
-        event_is_cover_letter, event_to_cover_letter, PATCH_KIND, PR_KIND,
-    },
+    sub_commands::prs::create::{event_is_cover_letter, event_to_cover_letter, PATCH_KIND},
     Cli,
 };
 
@@ -195,10 +193,7 @@ pub async fn find_pr_events(
             repo_ref.relays.clone(),
             vec![
                 nostr::Filter::default()
-                    .kinds(vec![
-                        nostr::Kind::Custom(PR_KIND),
-                        nostr::Kind::Custom(PATCH_KIND),
-                    ])
+                    .kind(nostr::Kind::Custom(PATCH_KIND))
                     .custom_tag(nostr::Alphabet::T, vec!["root"])
                     .identifiers(
                         repo_ref
@@ -208,10 +203,7 @@ pub async fn find_pr_events(
                     ),
                 // also pick up prs from the same repo but no target at our maintainers repo events
                 nostr::Filter::default()
-                    .kinds(vec![
-                        nostr::Kind::Custom(PR_KIND),
-                        nostr::Kind::Custom(PATCH_KIND),
-                    ])
+                    .kind(nostr::Kind::Custom(PATCH_KIND))
                     .custom_tag(nostr::Alphabet::T, vec!["root"])
                     .reference(root_commit),
             ],
diff --git a/test_utils/src/lib.rs b/test_utils/src/lib.rs
index 0e34983..089b052 100644
--- a/test_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/test_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use strip_ansi_escapes::strip_str;
 pub mod git;
 pub mod relay;
 
-pub static PR_KIND: u64 = 318;
 pub static PATCH_KIND: u64 = 1617;
 pub static REPOSITORY_KIND: u64 = 30617;
 
diff --git a/tests/prs_create.rs b/tests/prs_create.rs
index 316c9fe..5d55ab9 100644
--- a/tests/prs_create.rs
+++ b/tests/prs_create.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ fn cli_message_creating_patches() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn is_cover_letter(event: &nostr::Event) -> bool {
-    event.kind.as_u64().eq(&PR_KIND) && event.iter_tags().any(|t| t.as_vec()[1].eq("cover-letter"))
+    event.kind.as_u64().eq(&PATCH_KIND)
+        && event.iter_tags().any(|t| t.as_vec()[1].eq("cover-letter"))
 }
 
 fn is_patch(event: &nostr::Event) -> bool {