diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b808ab6..c7aab4a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ exports.init = function (sbot, config) {
 		      paramap(addAuthorAbout, 8),
 		      paramap(addFollowAbout, 8),
 		      paramap(addVoteMessage, 8),
+		      paramap(addGitLinks, 8),
 		      pull(renderThread(defaultOpts), wrapPage(about.name)),
 		      toPull(res, function (err) {
 			  if (err) console.error('[viewer]', err)
@@ -296,6 +297,23 @@ exports.init = function (sbot, config) {
       cb(null, msg)
     })
   }
+
+  function addGitLinks(msg, cb) {
+      if (msg.value.content.type == 'git-update')
+	  getMsg(msg.value.content.repo, function (err, gitRepo) {
+	      if (gitRepo)
+		  msg.value.content.repoName = gitRepo.value.content.name
+	      cb(null, msg)
+	  })
+      else if (msg.value.content.type == 'issue')
+	  getMsg(msg.value.content.project, function (err, gitRepo) {
+	      if (gitRepo)
+		  msg.value.content.repoName = gitRepo.value.content.name
+	      cb(null, msg)
+	  })
+      else
+	  cb(null, msg)
+  }
 }
 
 function serveBlob(req, res, sbot, id) {
diff --git a/render.js b/render.js
index e9aac7c..56cf513 100644
--- a/render.js
+++ b/render.js
@@ -389,15 +389,16 @@ function render(opts, c) {
   }
   else if (c.type == "issue") {
     return '<span class="status">' +
-      "Created a git issue" +
-      '</span>' +
-      renderDefault(c);
+      "Created a git issue" + (c.repoName != undefined ? " in repo " + c.repoName : "") + renderPost(opts, c) +
+      '</span>';
+      //renderDefault(c);
   }
   else if (c.type == "git-update") {
     return '<span class="status">' +
-      "Did a git update" +
-      '</span>' +
-      renderDefault(c);
+      "Did a git update " + (c.repoName != undefined ? " in repo " + c.repoName : "") +
+      "<br/>" +
+     (c.commits != undefined ? c.commits.map(com => { return "-" +com.title; }).join("<br/>") : "") +
+      '</span>'
   }
   else if (c.type == "ssb-dns") {
     return '<span class="status">' +