diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-patch-1-create-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-patch-1-create-pr.yml
index 4d05a6829e..71c324cbbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-patch-1-create-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-patch-1-create-pr.yml
@@ -101,23 +101,16 @@ jobs:
 
           # Check if patch output exists and contains branch info
           if [ -f patch_output.log ]; then
-            if grep -q "already exists" patch_output.log; then
-              # Branch exists - find the PR for it
+            if grep -q "already has an open PR" patch_output.log; then
+              # Branch exists with existing PR
+              PR_NUMBER=$(grep "Found existing PR" patch_output.log | sed 's/.*Found existing PR #\([0-9]*\).*/\1/')
+              PR_URL=$(grep "Found existing PR" patch_output.log | sed 's/.*Found existing PR #[0-9]*: \(.*\)/\1/')
+              gh pr comment ${{ github.event.inputs.original_pr }} --body "ℹ️ Patch PR already exists! A patch PR for this change already exists: [#$PR_NUMBER]($PR_URL). Please review and approve this existing patch PR. If it's incorrect, close it and run the patch command again."
+
+            elif grep -q "exists but has no open PR" patch_output.log; then
+              # Branch exists but no PR
               BRANCH=$(grep "Hotfix branch" patch_output.log | grep "already exists" | sed 's/.*Hotfix branch \(.*\) already exists.*/\1/')
-
-              # Find the PR for this branch
-              PR_INFO=$(gh pr list --head "$BRANCH" --json number,url --jq '.[0] // empty')
-
-              if [ -n "$PR_INFO" ]; then
-                PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$PR_INFO" | jq -r '.number')
-                PR_URL=$(echo "$PR_INFO" | jq -r '.url')
-                MESSAGE="ℹ️ Patch branch already exists!\n\nA patch branch already exists with an open PR: [#$PR_NUMBER]($PR_URL)\n\nPlease review and approve this existing patch PR. If it's incorrect, close it and run the patch command again."
-                gh pr comment ${{ github.event.inputs.original_pr }} --body "$MESSAGE"
-              else
-                # Branch exists but no PR
-                MESSAGE="ℹ️ Patch branch already exists!\n\nA patch branch [\`$BRANCH\`](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/tree/$BRANCH) exists but has no open PR.\n\nThis might indicate an incomplete patch process. Please delete the branch and run the patch command again."
-                gh pr comment ${{ github.event.inputs.original_pr }} --body "$MESSAGE"
-              fi
+              gh pr comment ${{ github.event.inputs.original_pr }} --body "ℹ️ Patch branch exists but no PR found! A patch branch [\`$BRANCH\`](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/tree/$BRANCH) exists but has no open PR. This might indicate an incomplete patch process. Please delete the branch and run the patch command again."
 
             elif [ "$EXIT_CODE" = "0" ]; then
               # Success - find the newly created PR
@@ -129,19 +122,15 @@ jobs:
               if [ -n "$PR_INFO" ]; then
                 PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$PR_INFO" | jq -r '.number')
                 PR_URL=$(echo "$PR_INFO" | jq -r '.url')
-                MESSAGE="🚀 Patch PR created!\n\nThe patch release PR has been created: [#$PR_NUMBER]($PR_URL)\n\nPlease review and approve this PR to complete the patch release."
-                gh pr comment ${{ github.event.inputs.original_pr }} --body "$MESSAGE"
+                gh pr comment ${{ github.event.inputs.original_pr }} --body "🚀 Patch PR created! The patch release PR has been created: [#$PR_NUMBER]($PR_URL). Please review and approve this PR to complete the patch release."
               else
                 # Fallback if we can't find the specific PR
-                MESSAGE="🚀 Patch PR created!\n\nThe patch release PR for this change has been created. Please review and approve it:\n\n[View all patch PRs](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+label%3Apatch)"
-                gh pr comment ${{ github.event.inputs.original_pr }} --body "$MESSAGE"
+                gh pr comment ${{ github.event.inputs.original_pr }} --body "🚀 Patch PR created! The patch release PR for this change has been created. Please review and approve it: [View all patch PRs](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+label%3Apatch)"
               fi
             else
               # Other error
-              MESSAGE="❌ Patch creation failed!\n\nThere was an error creating the patch. Please check the workflow logs for details:\n[View workflow run](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})"
-              gh pr comment ${{ github.event.inputs.original_pr }} --body "$MESSAGE"
+              gh pr comment ${{ github.event.inputs.original_pr }} --body "❌ Patch creation failed! There was an error creating the patch. Please check the workflow logs for details: [View workflow run](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})"
             fi
           else
-            MESSAGE="❌ Patch creation failed!\n\nNo output was generated. Please check the workflow logs:\n[View workflow run](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})"
-            gh pr comment ${{ github.event.inputs.original_pr }} --body "$MESSAGE"
+            gh pr comment ${{ github.event.inputs.original_pr }} --body "❌ Patch creation failed! No output was generated. Please check the workflow logs: [View workflow run](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})"
           fi
diff --git a/scripts/create-patch-pr.js b/scripts/create-patch-pr.js
index 884c646911..9ce351d31a 100644
--- a/scripts/create-patch-pr.js
+++ b/scripts/create-patch-pr.js
@@ -62,7 +62,25 @@ async function main() {
   // Check if hotfix branch already exists
   if (branchExists(hotfixBranch)) {
     console.log(`Hotfix branch ${hotfixBranch} already exists.`);
-    return { existingBranch: hotfixBranch };
+
+    // Check if there's already a PR for this branch
+    try {
+      const prInfo = execSync(`gh pr list --head ${hotfixBranch} --json number,url --jq '.[0] // empty'`).toString().trim();
+      if (prInfo && prInfo !== 'null' && prInfo !== '') {
+        const pr = JSON.parse(prInfo);
+        console.log(`Found existing PR #${pr.number}: ${pr.url}`);
+        console.log(`Hotfix branch ${hotfixBranch} already has an open PR.`);
+        return { existingBranch: hotfixBranch, existingPR: pr };
+      } else {
+        console.log(`Hotfix branch ${hotfixBranch} exists but has no open PR.`);
+        console.log(`You may need to delete the branch and run this command again.`);
+        return { existingBranch: hotfixBranch };
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(`Error checking for existing PR: ${err.message}`);
+      console.log(`Hotfix branch ${hotfixBranch} already exists.`);
+      return { existingBranch: hotfixBranch };
+    }
   }
 
   // Create the hotfix branch from the release branch.