diff --git a/src/PostFailedTests.php b/src/PostFailedTests.php
index 92873f3..db425d4 100644
--- a/src/PostFailedTests.php
+++ b/src/PostFailedTests.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use \JHodges\GiteaBot\Client;
 
 /* creates a new issue for each failed test
 * if it already exists then report is added as a comment
+* if exact error exists as body or comment then just link to it instead of posting again
 * if it passes then the issue is closed
 */
 
@@ -26,6 +27,36 @@ final class PostFailedTests{
         $this->process($this->xml);
     }
 
+    private function process($item){
+        if(isset($item->testcase)){
+            foreach($item->testcase as $testcase) {
+                $att=$testcase->attributes();
+                $name=$testcase->attributes()->class[0].'::'.$testcase->attributes()->name[0];
+                $fail=false;
+                foreach($testcase as $k=>$v){
+                    $this->fail($name,$att,$k,$v);
+                    $fail=true;
+                }
+                if(!$fail){
+                    $this->success($name,$att);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if(isset($item->testsuite)){
+            foreach($item->testsuite as $testsuite) {
+                $this->process($testsuite);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function success($name,$att){
+        $issue=$this->repo->getIssues(['q' => $name])[0]??null;
+
+        if($issue){
+            $issue->state='closed';
+            $issue->save();
+        }
+    }
 
     private function fail($name,$att,$error,$message){
         //stick the error type into the atts array
@@ -73,7 +104,6 @@ final class PostFailedTests{
                 'body'=>$issueBody
             ]);
         }
-
     }
 
     private function doesMessageMatch($body,$message,$att){
@@ -104,35 +134,4 @@ final class PostFailedTests{
         return true;
     }
 
-    private function success($name,$att){
-        $issue=$this->repo->getIssues(['q' => $name])[0]??null;
-
-        if($issue){
-            $issue->state='closed';
-            $issue->save();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private function process($item){
-        if(isset($item->testcase)){
-            foreach($item->testcase as $testcase) {
-                $att=$testcase->attributes();
-                $name=$testcase->attributes()->class[0].'::'.$testcase->attributes()->name[0];
-                $fail=false;
-                foreach($testcase as $k=>$v){
-                    $this->fail($name,$att,$k,$v);
-                    $fail=true;
-                }
-                if(!$fail){
-                    $this->success($name,$att);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if(isset($item->testsuite)){
-            foreach($item->testsuite as $testsuite) {
-                $this->process($testsuite);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
 }