diff --git a/src/github.js b/src/github.js
index d200030a..d21feb8d 100644
--- a/src/github.js
+++ b/src/github.js
@@ -207,17 +207,18 @@ async function createPR (app, ctx, config, username, branchName) {
   const title = context.getIssueTitle(ctx)
   const issueNumber = context.getIssueNumber(ctx)
   const draft = Config.shouldOpenDraftPR(config)
+  const draftText = draft ? 'draft ' : ''
   try {
     const commitSha = await getBranchHeadSha(ctx, branchName)
     const treeSha = await getCommitTreeSha(ctx, commitSha)
-    const emptyCommitSha = await createCommit(ctx, commitSha, treeSha, username, 'Create draft PR')
+    const emptyCommitSha = await createCommit(ctx, commitSha, treeSha, username, `Create ${draftText}PR`)
     await updateReference(ctx, branchName, emptyCommitSha)
     await ctx.octokit.pulls.create(
       { owner, repo, head: branchName, base, title, body: `closes #${issueNumber}`, draft: draft })
     app.log(`Pull request created for branch ${branchName}`)
   } catch (e) {
     app.log(`Could not create draft PR (${e.message})`)
-    await addComment(ctx, config, `Could not create draft PR (${e.message})`)
+    await addComment(ctx, config, `Could not create ${draftText}PR (${e.message})`)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/github.test.js b/tests/github.test.js
index 856b265a..5a2c10fc 100644
--- a/tests/github.test.js
+++ b/tests/github.test.js
@@ -181,8 +181,13 @@ test('log branch create errors with error level', async () => {
   expect(createComment).toBeCalled()
 })
 
-test('create PR', async () => {
+test('create (draft) PR', async () => {
   const createPR = jest.fn()
+  let capturedCommitMessage = ''
+  const createCommit = ({ message }) => {
+    capturedCommitMessage = message
+    return ({ data: { sha: 'abcd1234' } })
+  }
   const ctx = {
     payload: {
       repository: {
@@ -198,16 +203,13 @@ test('create PR', async () => {
         create: createPR
       }, //
       git: {
-        getCommit: () => ({ data: { tree: { sha: '1234abcd' } } }),
-        createCommit: () => ({ data: { sha: 'abcd1234' } }),
-        updateRef: () => {}
+        getCommit: () => ({ data: { tree: { sha: '1234abcd' } } }), createCommit: createCommit, updateRef: () => {}
       }
     }, //
     issue: () => {}
   }
 
-  await github.createPR({ log: (msg) => { console.log(msg) } }, ctx, { silent: false }, 'robvanderleek', 'issue-1')
-
+  await github.createPR({ log: () => { } }, ctx, { silent: false }, 'robvanderleek', 'issue-1')
   expect(createPR).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
     owner: 'robvanderleek',
     repo: 'create-issue-branch',
@@ -217,4 +219,17 @@ test('create PR', async () => {
     body: 'closes #1',
     title: 'Hello world'
   })
+  expect(capturedCommitMessage).toBe('Create PR')
+  await github.createPR({ log: () => { } }, ctx, { silent: false, openDraftPR: true },
+    'robvanderleek', 'issue-1')
+  expect(createPR).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+    owner: 'robvanderleek',
+    repo: 'create-issue-branch',
+    draft: true,
+    base: undefined,
+    head: 'issue-1',
+    body: 'closes #1',
+    title: 'Hello world'
+  })
+  expect(capturedCommitMessage).toBe('Create draft PR')
 })