diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index 17b8ffb31..6f25e4aa4 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -4097,7 +4097,6 @@ def SendUpstream(parser, args, cmd):
     else:
       comment += ' (presubmit successful).'
     cl.RpcServer().add_comment(cl.GetIssue(), comment)
-    cl.SetIssue(None)
 
   if pushed_to_pending:
     _, branch = cl.FetchUpstreamTuple(cl.GetBranch())
diff --git a/tests/basic.sh b/tests/basic.sh
index 0984ae042..50d30bd92 100755
--- a/tests/basic.sh
+++ b/tests/basic.sh
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ setup_gitsvn
   test_expect_success "git-cl dcommits ok" \
     "$GIT_CL dcommit -f --no-oauth2"
 
+  test_expect_success "branch still has an issue" \
+      "$GIT_CL_STATUS | grep -q 'Issue number'"
+
   git checkout -q master
   git svn -q rebase >/dev/null 2>&1
   test_expect_success "dcommitted code has proper description" \
       "git show | grep -q 'foo-quux'"
 
-  test_expect_success "issue no longer has a branch" \
-      "$GIT_CL_STATUS | grep -q 'work : None'"
-
   test_expect_success "upstream svn has our commit" \
       "svn log $REPO_URL 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'foo-quux'"
 )
diff --git a/tests/push-basic.sh b/tests/push-basic.sh
index 0d434fa7c..b9d09de7f 100755
--- a/tests/push-basic.sh
+++ b/tests/push-basic.sh
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ setup_gitgit
   test_expect_success "git-cl land ok" \
     "$GIT_CL land -f --no-oauth2"
 
+  test_expect_success "branch still has an issue" \
+      "$GIT_CL_STATUS | grep -q 'Issue number'"
+
   git checkout -q master > /dev/null 2>&1
   git pull -q > /dev/null 2>&1
 
   test_expect_success "committed code has proper description" \
       "git show | grep -q 'foo-quux'"
 
-  test_expect_success "issue no longer has a branch" \
-      "$GIT_CL_STATUS | grep -q 'work : None'"
-
   cd $GITREPO_PATH
   test_expect_success "upstream repo has our commit" \
       "git log master 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'foo-quux'"