diff --git a/api/queries_pr.go b/api/queries_pr.go
index 29d1a0470..cdadbc055 100644
--- a/api/queries_pr.go
+++ b/api/queries_pr.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ type PullRequest struct {
 	Number           int
 	Title            string
 	State            string
-	Closed           bool
 	URL              string
 	BaseRefName      string
 	HeadRefName      string
@@ -165,6 +164,10 @@ func (pr PullRequest) Identifier() string {
 	return pr.ID
 }
 
+func (pr PullRequest) IsOpen() bool {
+	return pr.State == "OPEN"
+}
+
 type PullRequestReviewStatus struct {
 	ChangesRequested bool
 	Approved         bool
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/close/close.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/close/close.go
index f4cc442c2..850bd7631 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/close/close.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/close/close.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func closeRun(opts *CloseOptions) error {
 	if pr.State == "MERGED" {
 		fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.ErrOut, "%s Pull request #%d (%s) can't be closed because it was already merged", cs.Red("!"), pr.Number, pr.Title)
 		return cmdutil.SilentError
-	} else if pr.Closed {
+	} else if !pr.IsOpen() {
 		fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.ErrOut, "%s Pull request #%d (%s) is already closed\n", cs.Yellow("!"), pr.Number, pr.Title)
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/close/close_test.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/close/close_test.go
index 09d8e521b..4aa239384 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/close/close_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/close/close_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestPrClose(t *testing.T) {
 		httpmock.GraphQL(`query PullRequestByNumber\b`),
 		httpmock.StringResponse(`
 			{ "data": { "repository": {
-				"pullRequest": { "id": "THE-ID", "number": 96, "title": "The title of the PR" }
+				"pullRequest": { "id": "THE-ID", "number": 96, "title": "The title of the PR", "state": "OPEN" }
 			} } }`),
 	)
 	http.Register(
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestPrClose_alreadyClosed(t *testing.T) {
 		httpmock.GraphQL(`query PullRequestByNumber\b`),
 		httpmock.StringResponse(`
 			{ "data": { "repository": {
-				"pullRequest": { "number": 101, "title": "The title of the PR", "closed": true }
+				"pullRequest": { "number": 101, "title": "The title of the PR", "state": "CLOSED" }
 			} } }`),
 	)
 
@@ -121,8 +121,13 @@ func TestPrClose_deleteBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	http.Register(
 		httpmock.GraphQL(`query PullRequestByNumber\b`),
 		httpmock.StringResponse(`
-			{ "data": { "repository": {
-				"pullRequest": { "id": "THE-ID", "number": 96, "title": "The title of the PR", "headRefName":"blueberries", "headRepositoryOwner": {"login": "OWNER"}}
+			{ "data": { "repository": { "pullRequest": {
+				"id": "THE-ID",
+				"number": 96, 
+				"title": "The title of the PR", 
+				"headRefName":"blueberries", 
+				"headRepositoryOwner": {"login": "OWNER"},
+				"state": "OPEN" }
 			} } }`),
 	)
 	http.Register(
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/ready/ready.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/ready/ready.go
index f21a48d45..78b20532a 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/ready/ready.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/ready/ready.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func readyRun(opts *ReadyOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if pr.Closed {
+	if !pr.IsOpen() {
 		fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.ErrOut, "%s Pull request #%d is closed. Only draft pull requests can be marked as \"ready for review\"", cs.Red("!"), pr.Number)
 		return cmdutil.SilentError
 	} else if !pr.IsDraft {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/ready/ready_test.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/ready/ready_test.go
index caf2c7e5f..a53a15d24 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/ready/ready_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/ready/ready_test.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func TestPRReady(t *testing.T) {
 		httpmock.GraphQL(`query PullRequestByNumber\b`),
 		httpmock.StringResponse(`
 			{ "data": { "repository": {
-				"pullRequest": { "id": "THE-ID", "number": 444, "closed": false, "isDraft": true}
+				"pullRequest": { "id": "THE-ID", "number": 444, "state": "OPEN", "isDraft": true}
 			} } }`),
 	)
 	http.Register(
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func TestPRReady_alreadyReady(t *testing.T) {
 		httpmock.GraphQL(`query PullRequestByNumber\b`),
 		httpmock.StringResponse(`
 			{ "data": { "repository": {
-				"pullRequest": { "number": 445, "closed": false, "isDraft": false}
+				"pullRequest": { "number": 445, "state": "OPEN", "isDraft": false}
 			} } }`),
 	)
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func TestPRReady_closed(t *testing.T) {
 		httpmock.GraphQL(`query PullRequestByNumber\b`),
 		httpmock.StringResponse(`
 			{ "data": { "repository": {
-				"pullRequest": { "number": 446, "closed": true, "isDraft": true}
+				"pullRequest": { "number": 446, "state": "CLOSED", "isDraft": true}
 			} } }`),
 	)
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/reopen/reopen.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/reopen/reopen.go
index 135e341fa..f22b8bfd2 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/reopen/reopen.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/reopen/reopen.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func reopenRun(opts *ReopenOptions) error {
 		return cmdutil.SilentError
 	}
 
-	if !pr.Closed {
+	if pr.IsOpen() {
 		fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.ErrOut, "%s Pull request #%d (%s) is already open\n", cs.Yellow("!"), pr.Number, pr.Title)
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/reopen/reopen_test.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/reopen/reopen_test.go
index 19c4a1e6a..9c94f11b8 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/reopen/reopen_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/reopen/reopen_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestPRReopen(t *testing.T) {
 		httpmock.GraphQL(`query PullRequestByNumber\b`),
 		httpmock.StringResponse(`
 			{ "data": { "repository": {
-				"pullRequest": { "id": "THE-ID", "number": 666, "title": "The title of the PR", "closed": true}
+				"pullRequest": { "id": "THE-ID", "number": 666, "title": "The title of the PR", "state": "CLOSED" }
 			} } }`),
 	)
 	http.Register(
@@ -86,6 +86,39 @@ func TestPRReopen(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPRReopen_BranchArg(t *testing.T) {
+	http := &httpmock.Registry{}
+	defer http.Verify(t)
+
+	http.Register(
+		httpmock.GraphQL(`query PullRequestForBranch\b`),
+		httpmock.StringResponse(`
+			{ "data": { "repository": { "pullRequests": {
+				"nodes": [
+					{ "id": "THE-ID", "number": 666, "title": "The title of the PR", "headRefName": "fix-bug", "state": "CLOSED" }
+				]
+			} } } }`),
+	)
+	http.Register(
+		httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation PullRequestReopen\b`),
+		httpmock.GraphQLMutation(`{"id": "THE-ID"}`,
+			func(inputs map[string]interface{}) {
+				assert.Equal(t, inputs["pullRequestId"], "THE-ID")
+			}),
+	)
+
+	output, err := runCommand(http, true, "fix-bug")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error running command `pr reopen`: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	r := regexp.MustCompile(`Reopened pull request #666 \(The title of the PR\)`)
+
+	if !r.MatchString(output.Stderr()) {
+		t.Fatalf("output did not match regexp /%s/\n> output\n%q\n", r, output.Stderr())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPRReopen_alreadyOpen(t *testing.T) {
 	http := &httpmock.Registry{}
 	defer http.Verify(t)
@@ -94,7 +127,7 @@ func TestPRReopen_alreadyOpen(t *testing.T) {
 		httpmock.GraphQL(`query PullRequestByNumber\b`),
 		httpmock.StringResponse(`
 			{ "data": { "repository": {
-				"pullRequest": { "number": 666,  "title": "The title of the PR", "closed": false}
+				"pullRequest": { "number": 666,  "title": "The title of the PR", "state": "OPEN" }
 			} } }`),
 	)
 
@@ -118,7 +151,7 @@ func TestPRReopen_alreadyMerged(t *testing.T) {
 		httpmock.GraphQL(`query PullRequestByNumber\b`),
 		httpmock.StringResponse(`
 			{ "data": { "repository": {
-				"pullRequest": { "number": 666, "title": "The title of the PR", "closed": true, "state": "MERGED"}
+				"pullRequest": { "number": 666, "title": "The title of the PR", "state": "MERGED"}
 			} } }`),
 	)