diff --git a/src/lib/components/prs/Status.svelte b/src/lib/components/prs/Status.svelte
index 500ba84..2ab0084 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/prs/Status.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/prs/Status.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+  import {
+    proposal_status_applied,
+    proposal_status_closed,
+    proposal_status_draft,
+    proposal_status_open,
+  } from '$lib/kinds'
   import { pr_icon_path } from './icons'
 
-  export let status: string | undefined = undefined
+  export let status: number | undefined = undefined
   export let edit_mode = false
 </script>
 
@@ -11,13 +17,15 @@
   <div
     tabIndex={0}
     role="button"
-    class:btn-success={status && status === 'Open'}
-    class:btn-primary={status && status === 'Merged'}
-    class:btn-neutral={!status || status === 'Draft' || status === 'Closed'}
+    class:btn-success={status && status === proposal_status_open}
+    class:btn-primary={status && status === proposal_status_applied}
+    class:btn-neutral={!status ||
+      status === proposal_status_draft ||
+      status === proposal_status_closed}
     class:cursor-default={!edit_mode}
     class="btn btn-success btn-sm align-middle"
   >
-    {#if status === 'Open'}
+    {#if status === proposal_status_open}
       <!-- http://icon-sets.iconify.design/octicon/git-pull-request-16/ -->
       <svg
         xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
@@ -26,7 +34,7 @@
         ><path d={pr_icon_path.open} />
       </svg>
       Open
-    {:else if status === 'Merged'}
+    {:else if status === proposal_status_applied}
       <!-- https://icon-sets.iconify.design/octicon/git-merge-16/ -->
       <svg
         xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
@@ -35,7 +43,7 @@
         ><path d={pr_icon_path.merge} /></svg
       >
       Merged
-    {:else if status === 'Closed'}
+    {:else if status === proposal_status_closed}
       <!-- https://icon-sets.iconify.design/octicon/git-pull-request-closed-16/ -->
       <svg
         xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
@@ -44,7 +52,7 @@
         ><path d={pr_icon_path.close} /></svg
       >
       Closed
-    {:else if status === 'Draft'}
+    {:else if status === proposal_status_draft}
       <!-- https://icon-sets.iconify.design/octicon/git-pull-request-draft-16// -->
       <svg
         xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
diff --git a/src/lib/components/prs/StatusSelector.svelte b/src/lib/components/prs/StatusSelector.svelte
index 698daf4..8b4e80b 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/prs/StatusSelector.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/prs/StatusSelector.svelte
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { ndk } from '$lib/stores/ndk'
   import { NDKEvent, NDKRelaySet } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk'
-  import type { PRStatus } from './type'
   import { selected_pr_full } from '$lib/stores/PR'
-  import { pr_status_kind } from '$lib/kinds'
+  import {
+    proposal_status_applied,
+    proposal_status_closed,
+    proposal_status_draft,
+    proposal_status_open,
+    statusKindtoText,
+  } from '$lib/kinds'
   import { getUserRelays, logged_in_user } from '$lib/stores/users'
   import { selected_repo } from '$lib/stores/repo'
   import Status from '$lib/components/prs/Status.svelte'
 
-  export let status: PRStatus | undefined = undefined
+  export let status: number | undefined = undefined
   export let repo_id: string = ''
   export let pr_id: string = ''
 
@@ -20,13 +25,12 @@
       $logged_in_user !== undefined && repo_id === $selected_repo.repo_id
   }
 
-  async function changeStatus(new_status: PRStatus) {
+  async function changeStatus(new_status_kind: number) {
     if (!$logged_in_user) return
     let event = new NDKEvent(ndk)
-    event.kind = pr_status_kind
-    event.tags.push(['l', new_status])
+    event.kind = new_status_kind
     event.tags.push(['e', pr_id, 'root'])
-    event.tags.push(['r', `r-${repo_id}`])
+    event.tags.push(['r', `${repo_id}`])
     loading = true
     let relays = [...$selected_repo.relays]
     try {
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@
           ...pr_full,
           summary: {
             ...pr_full.summary,
-            status: new_status,
+            status: new_status_kind,
             status_date: event.created_at || 0,
           },
         }
@@ -74,43 +78,47 @@
         tabIndex={0}
         class="menu dropdown-content z-[1] ml-0 w-52 rounded-box bg-base-300 p-2 shadow"
       >
-        {#if status !== 'Draft'}
+        {#if status !== proposal_status_draft}
           <li class="pl-0">
             <button
               on:click={() => {
-                changeStatus('Draft')
+                changeStatus(proposal_status_draft)
               }}
-              class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm mx-2 align-middle">Draft</button
+              class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm mx-2 align-middle"
+              >{statusKindtoText(proposal_status_draft)}</button
             >
           </li>
         {/if}
-        {#if status !== 'Open'}
+        {#if status !== proposal_status_open}
           <li class="pl-0">
             <button
               on:click={() => {
-                changeStatus('Open')
+                changeStatus(proposal_status_open)
               }}
-              class="btn btn-success btn-sm mx-2 align-middle">Open</button
+              class="btn btn-success btn-sm mx-2 align-middle"
+              >{statusKindtoText(proposal_status_open)}</button
             >
           </li>
         {/if}
-        {#if status !== 'Merged'}
+        {#if status !== proposal_status_applied}
           <li class="pl-0">
             <button
               on:click={() => {
-                changeStatus('Merged')
+                changeStatus(proposal_status_applied)
               }}
-              class="btn btn-primary btn-sm mx-2 align-middle">Merged</button
+              class="btn btn-primary btn-sm mx-2 align-middle"
+              >{statusKindtoText(proposal_status_applied)}</button
             >
           </li>
         {/if}
-        {#if status !== 'Closed'}
+        {#if status !== proposal_status_closed}
           <li class="pl-0">
             <button
               on:click={() => {
-                changeStatus('Closed')
+                changeStatus(proposal_status_closed)
               }}
-              class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm mx-2 align-middle">Closed</button
+              class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm mx-2 align-middle"
+              >{statusKindtoText(proposal_status_closed)}</button
             >
           </li>
         {/if}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/prs/type.ts b/src/lib/components/prs/type.ts
index f55b85c..8477384 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/prs/type.ts
+++ b/src/lib/components/prs/type.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export interface PRSummary {
   repo_id: string
   id: string
   comments: number
-  status: undefined | PRStatus
+  status: undefined | number
   status_date: number
   author: User
   created_at: number | undefined
@@ -41,19 +41,6 @@ export const summaries_defaults: PRSummaries = {
   loading: true,
 }
 
-export type PRStatus = 'Draft' | 'Open' | 'Merged' | 'Closed'
-
-export function isPRStatus(
-  potential_status: string | undefined
-): potential_status is PRStatus {
-  return (
-    !!potential_status &&
-    (potential_status == 'Draft' ||
-      potential_status == 'Open' ||
-      potential_status == 'Merged' ||
-      potential_status == 'Closed')
-  )
-}
 export interface PRFull {
   summary: PRSummary
   pr_event: NDKEvent | undefined
diff --git a/src/lib/kinds.ts b/src/lib/kinds.ts
index 309d092..e482c7c 100644
--- a/src/lib/kinds.ts
+++ b/src/lib/kinds.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 export const reply_kind: number = 1622
 
-export const pr_status_kind: number = 19851985
+export const proposal_status_open: number = 1630
+export const proposal_status_applied: number = 1631
+export const proposal_status_closed: number = 1632
+export const proposal_status_draft: number = 1633
+export const pr_status_kinds: number[] = [
+  proposal_status_open,
+  proposal_status_applied,
+  proposal_status_closed,
+  proposal_status_draft,
+]
+
+export function statusKindtoText(kind: number): string {
+  if (kind === proposal_status_open) return 'Open'
+  if (kind === proposal_status_applied) return 'Applied'
+  if (kind === proposal_status_closed) return 'Closed'
+  return 'Draft'
+}
 
 export const repo_kind: number = 30617
 
diff --git a/src/lib/stores/PR.ts b/src/lib/stores/PR.ts
index cf2ed80..77f2fbb 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/PR.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores/PR.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@ import { writable, type Unsubscriber, type Writable } from 'svelte/store'
 import { ndk } from './ndk'
 import type { User } from '$lib/components/users/type'
 import { ensureUser } from './users'
-import {
-  type PRFull,
-  full_defaults,
-  isPRStatus,
-  type PRStatus,
-} from '$lib/components/prs/type'
-import { pr_status_kind } from '$lib/kinds'
+import { type PRFull, full_defaults } from '$lib/components/prs/type'
+import { pr_status_kinds, proposal_status_open } from '$lib/kinds'
 import { ensureSelectedRepo } from './repo'
 import { extractPatchMessage } from '$lib/components/events/content/utils'
 import { goto } from '$app/navigation'
@@ -154,28 +149,23 @@ export const ensurePRFull = (repo_id: string, pr_id: string) => {
 
     sub_replies.on('event', (event: NDKEvent) => {
       if (
-        event.kind == pr_status_kind &&
+        event.kind &&
+        pr_status_kinds.includes(event.kind) &&
         event.created_at &&
-        selected_pr_status_date < event.created_at &&
-        event.getMatchingTags('l').length === 1 &&
-        event.getMatchingTags('l')[0].length > 1
+        selected_pr_status_date < event.created_at
       ) {
-        const potential_status = event.getMatchingTags('l')[0][1]
-
-        if (isPRStatus(potential_status)) {
-          selected_pr_status_date = event.created_at
-          selected_pr_full.update((full) => {
-            return {
-              ...full,
-              summary: {
-                ...full.summary,
-                status: potential_status as PRStatus,
-                // this wont be 0 as we are ensuring it is not undefined above
-                status_date: event.created_at || 0,
-              },
-            }
-          })
-        }
+        selected_pr_status_date = event.created_at
+        selected_pr_full.update((full) => {
+          return {
+            ...full,
+            summary: {
+              ...full.summary,
+              status: event.kind,
+              // this wont be 0 as we are ensuring it is not undefined above
+              status_date: event.created_at || 0,
+            },
+          }
+        })
       }
       selected_pr_replies.update((replies) => {
         return [...replies, event].sort(
@@ -190,7 +180,7 @@ export const ensurePRFull = (repo_id: string, pr_id: string) => {
           ...full,
           summary: {
             ...full.summary,
-            status: full.summary.status || 'Open',
+            status: full.summary.status || proposal_status_open,
           },
           loading: false,
         }
diff --git a/src/lib/stores/PRs.ts b/src/lib/stores/PRs.ts
index 15b55ac..6c34bd9 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/PRs.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores/PRs.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@ import {
 } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk'
 import { writable, type Unsubscriber, type Writable } from 'svelte/store'
 import { ndk } from './ndk'
-import { isPRStatus, summary_defaults } from '$lib/components/prs/type'
+import { summary_defaults } from '$lib/components/prs/type'
 import type { User } from '$lib/components/users/type'
 import { ensureUser } from './users'
-import type { PRStatus, PRSummaries } from '$lib/components/prs/type'
+import type { PRSummaries } from '$lib/components/prs/type'
 import { ensureSelectedRepo } from './repo'
-import { patch_kind, pr_status_kind, repo_kind } from '$lib/kinds'
+import {
+  patch_kind,
+  pr_status_kinds,
+  proposal_status_open,
+  repo_kind,
+} from '$lib/kinds'
 import type { Repo } from '$lib/components/repo/type'
 import { extractPatchMessage } from '$lib/components/events/content/utils'
 
@@ -138,7 +143,7 @@ function getAndUpdatePRStatus(prs: PRSummaries, repo: Repo): void {
   if (sub_statuses) sub_statuses.stop()
   sub_statuses = ndk.subscribe(
     {
-      kinds: [pr_status_kind],
+      kinds: pr_status_kinds,
       '#e': prs.summaries.map((pr) => pr.id),
       '#r': [`r-${prs.id}`],
     },
@@ -150,36 +155,31 @@ function getAndUpdatePRStatus(prs: PRSummaries, repo: Repo): void {
   sub_statuses.on('event', (event: NDKEvent) => {
     const tagged_pr_event = event.tagValue('e')
     if (
-      event.kind == pr_status_kind &&
+      event.kind &&
+      pr_status_kinds.includes(event.kind) &&
       tagged_pr_event &&
-      event.created_at &&
-      event.getMatchingTags('l').length === 1 &&
-      event.getMatchingTags('l')[0].length > 1
+      event.created_at
     ) {
-      const potential_status = event.getMatchingTags('l')[0][1]
-
-      if (isPRStatus(potential_status)) {
-        pr_summaries.update((prs) => {
-          return {
-            ...prs,
-            summaries: prs.summaries.map((o) => {
-              if (
-                o.id === tagged_pr_event &&
-                event.created_at &&
-                o.status_date < event.created_at
-              ) {
-                return {
-                  ...o,
-                  status: potential_status as PRStatus,
-                  status_date: event.created_at,
-                }
+      pr_summaries.update((prs) => {
+        return {
+          ...prs,
+          summaries: prs.summaries.map((o) => {
+            if (
+              o.id === tagged_pr_event &&
+              event.created_at &&
+              o.status_date < event.created_at
+            ) {
+              return {
+                ...o,
+                status: event.kind as number,
+                status_date: event.created_at,
               }
+            }
 
-              return o
-            }),
-          }
-        })
-      }
+            return o
+          }),
+        }
+      })
     }
   })
 
@@ -189,12 +189,9 @@ function getAndUpdatePRStatus(prs: PRSummaries, repo: Repo): void {
         ...prs,
         summaries: prs.summaries.map((o) => ({
           ...o,
-          status: o.status || 'Open',
+          status: o.status || proposal_status_open,
         })),
       }
     })
   })
 }
-function extractTagContent(arg0: string): string {
-  throw new Error('Function not implemented.')
-}