diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1382fae1..ac28f3c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           #remote-organization-name: enter the remote organization name where the signatures should be stored (Default is storing the signatures in the same repository)
           #remote-repository-name: enter the  remote repository name where the signatures should be stored (Default is storing the signatures in the same repository)
           #create-file-commit-message: 'For example: Creating file for storing CLA Signatures'
-          #signed-commit-message: 'For example: $contributorName has signed the CLA'
+          #signed-commit-message: 'For example: $contributorName has signed the CLA in $owner/$repo#$pullRequestNo'
           #custom-notsigned-prcomment: 'pull request comment with Introductory message to ask new contributors to sign'
           #custom-pr-sign-comment: 'The signature to be committed in order to sign the CLA'
           #custom-allsigned-prcomment: 'pull request comment when all contributors has signed, defaults to **CLA Assistant Lite bot** All Contributors have signed the CLA.'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 0ca7390c..6ac87be9 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1904,6 +1904,8 @@ function updateFile(sha, claFileContent, reactedCommitters) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         const octokitInstance = isRemoteRepoOrOrgConfigured() ? (0, octokit_1.getPATOctokit)() : (0, octokit_1.getDefaultOctokitClient)();
         const pullRequestNo = github_1.context.issue.number;
+        const owner = github_1.context.issue.owner;
+        const repo = github_1.context.issue.repo;
         claFileContent === null || claFileContent === void 0 ? void 0 : claFileContent.signedContributors.push(...reactedCommitters.newSigned);
         let contentString = JSON.stringify(claFileContent, null, 2);
         let contentBinary = Buffer.from(contentString).toString('base64');
@@ -1916,7 +1918,10 @@ function updateFile(sha, claFileContent, reactedCommitters) {
                 ? input
                     .getSignedCommitMessage()
                     .replace('$contributorName', github_1.context.actor)
-                : `@${github_1.context.actor} has signed the CLA from Pull Request #${pullRequestNo}`,
+                    // .replace('$pullRequestNo', pullRequestNo.toString())
+                    .replace('$owner', owner)
+                    .replace('$repo', repo)
+                : `@${github_1.context.actor} has signed the CLA in ${owner}/${repo}#${pullRequestNo}`,
             content: contentBinary,
             branch: input.getBranch()
         });
diff --git a/src/persistence/persistence.ts b/src/persistence/persistence.ts
index ecbee079..f5a08e48 100644
--- a/src/persistence/persistence.ts
+++ b/src/persistence/persistence.ts
@@ -35,30 +35,37 @@ export async function createFile(contentBinary): Promise<any> {
   })
 }
 
-export async function updateFile(sha: string, claFileContent, reactedCommitters: ReactedCommitterMap): Promise<any> {
-
-    const octokitInstance: InstanceType<typeof GitHub> =
+export async function updateFile(
+  sha: string,
+  claFileContent,
+  reactedCommitters: ReactedCommitterMap
+): Promise<any> {
+  const octokitInstance: InstanceType<typeof GitHub> =
     isRemoteRepoOrOrgConfigured() ? getPATOctokit() : getDefaultOctokitClient()
-    const pullRequestNo = context.issue.number
-    claFileContent?.signedContributors.push(...reactedCommitters.newSigned)
-    let contentString = JSON.stringify(claFileContent, null, 2)
-    let contentBinary = Buffer.from(contentString).toString("base64")
-    await octokitInstance.repos.createOrUpdateFileContents({
-        owner: input.getRemoteOrgName() || context.repo.owner,
-        repo: input.getRemoteRepoName() || context.repo.repo,
-        path: input.getPathToSignatures(),
-        sha,
-        message: input.getSignedCommitMessage()
-          ? input
-              .getSignedCommitMessage()
-              .replace("$contributorName", context.actor)
-              .replace("$pullRequestNo", context.issue.number.toString())
-              .replace("$owner", context.issue.owner)
-              .replace("$repo", context.issue.repo)
-          : `@${context.actor} has signed the CLA from Pull Request #${pullRequestNo}`,
-        content: contentBinary,
-        branch: input.getBranch()
-    })
+
+  const pullRequestNo = context.issue.number
+  const owner = context.issue.owner
+  const repo = context.issue.repo
+
+  claFileContent?.signedContributors.push(...reactedCommitters.newSigned)
+  let contentString = JSON.stringify(claFileContent, null, 2)
+  let contentBinary = Buffer.from(contentString).toString('base64')
+  await octokitInstance.repos.createOrUpdateFileContents({
+    owner: input.getRemoteOrgName() || context.repo.owner,
+    repo: input.getRemoteRepoName() || context.repo.repo,
+    path: input.getPathToSignatures(),
+    sha,
+    message: input.getSignedCommitMessage()
+      ? input
+          .getSignedCommitMessage()
+          .replace('$contributorName', context.actor)
+          // .replace('$pullRequestNo', pullRequestNo.toString())
+          .replace('$owner', owner)
+          .replace('$repo', repo)
+      : `@${context.actor} has signed the CLA in ${owner}/${repo}#${pullRequestNo}`,
+    content: contentBinary,
+    branch: input.getBranch()
+  })
 }
 
 function isRemoteRepoOrOrgConfigured(): boolean {