From 2b86e1f32652178628873844bed4676079ea835d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Sheldrick <d.j.sheldrick@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2023 20:18:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix numPatchesAfterCreate

---
 src/makePatch.ts | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/makePatch.ts b/src/makePatch.ts
index 4dc0e6dc..d257d45f 100644
--- a/src/makePatch.ts
+++ b/src/makePatch.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ export function makePatch({
   }
 
   const numPatchesAfterCreate =
-    mode.type === "append" ? existingPatches.length + 1 : existingPatches.length
+    mode.type === "append" || existingPatches.length === 0
+      ? existingPatches.length + 1
+      : existingPatches.length
   const vcs = getPackageVCSDetails(packageDetails)
   const canCreateIssue =
     shouldRecommendIssue(vcs) &&