diff --git a/cmd/prdescribe.go b/cmd/prdescribe.go
index edc5415..08689c4 100644
--- a/cmd/prdescribe.go
+++ b/cmd/prdescribe.go
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ func init() {
 func runPRDescribe(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	base, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("base")
 
-	// Prefer local base, fallback to origin/<base>.
-	diff, err := gitDiff([]string{"diff", fmt.Sprintf("%s..HEAD", base), "--no-color"})
+	// Prefer remote (more likely up-to-date for PRs), fallback to local.
+	diff, err := gitDiff([]string{"diff", fmt.Sprintf("origin/%s..HEAD", base), "--no-color"})
 	if err != nil || strings.TrimSpace(diff) == "" {
-		diff, err = gitDiff([]string{"diff", fmt.Sprintf("origin/%s..HEAD", base), "--no-color"})
+		diff, err = gitDiff([]string{"diff", fmt.Sprintf("%s..HEAD", base), "--no-color"})
 		if err != nil {
 			color.Red("Failed to get branch diff: %v", err)
 			return