diff --git a/src/forgejo/data/fetcher.ts b/src/forgejo/data/fetcher.ts
index 158b397..3e0f891 100644
--- a/src/forgejo/data/fetcher.ts
+++ b/src/forgejo/data/fetcher.ts
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ export async function fetchForgejoData({
       lastEditedAt: undefined,
       additions: pr.additions,
       deletions: pr.deletions,
-      state: pr.state,
+      state: pr.state.toUpperCase(), // Normalize to uppercase (Forgejo REST returns "closed"/"open", branch.ts expects "CLOSED"/"MERGED")
       labels: {
         nodes: (pr.labels ?? []).map((l) => ({
           name: typeof l === "string" ? l : (l.name ?? ""),
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ export async function fetchForgejoData({
       createdAt: issue.created_at,
       updatedAt: issue.updated_at,
       lastEditedAt: undefined,
-      state: issue.state ?? "open",
+      state: (issue.state ?? "open").toUpperCase(), // Normalize to uppercase for consistency with GraphQL conventions
       labels: {
         nodes: (issue.labels ?? []).map((l) => ({
           name: typeof l === "string" ? l : (l.name ?? ""),
diff --git a/test/forgejo-data-fetcher.test.ts b/test/forgejo-data-fetcher.test.ts
index 2f7649f..3f6330f 100644
--- a/test/forgejo-data-fetcher.test.ts
+++ b/test/forgejo-data-fetcher.test.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ describe("fetchForgejoData", () => {
       expect(pr.lastEditedAt).toBeUndefined();
       expect(pr.additions).toBe(42);
       expect(pr.deletions).toBe(15);
-      expect(pr.state).toBe("open");
+      expect(pr.state).toBe("OPEN");
     });
 
     it("should map PR labels correctly", async () => {
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ describe("fetchForgejoData", () => {
       expect(issue.createdAt).toBe("2024-01-10T08:00:00Z");
       expect(issue.updatedAt).toBe("2024-01-14T09:00:00Z");
       expect(issue.lastEditedAt).toBeUndefined();
-      expect(issue.state).toBe("open");
+      expect(issue.state).toBe("OPEN");
       expect(issue.labels.nodes).toEqual([{ name: "bug" }]);
     });