1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/bin/nit-picker b/bin/nit-picker
index 309fb5b..63f71aa 100755
--- a/bin/nit-picker
+++ b/bin/nit-picker
@@ -87,10 +87,14 @@ while pgrep -x ii >/dev/null; do
           # shellcheck disable=SC2154
           if ! git -C "${git_dir}" cat-file -t "${git_rev}" 2> /dev/null | \
             grep -qxF 'commit'; then
-            printf 'commit %s is missing from repository %s\n' \
-              "${git_rev}" \
-              "${git_repo}" \
-            | irc_say
+            git -C "${git_dir}" fetch --all -p >/dev/null 2>&1
+            if ! git -C "${git_dir}" cat-file -t "${git_rev}" 2> /dev/null | \
+              grep -qxF 'commit'; then
+              printf 'commit %s is missing from repository %s\n' \
+                "${git_rev}" \
+                "${git_repo}" \
+              | irc_say
+            fi
           fi
         ;;
         *)