diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b19c6fe..17d4389 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.129) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * get-build-deps: Tell aptitude not to follow Recommends (LP: #817500)
   * doc/requestsync.1: Document the -C option (LP: #833408)
 
- -- Stefano Rivera <stefanor@debian.org>  Sat, 03 Sep 2011 21:04:38 +0200
+  [ Julian Taylor ]
+  * requestsync: omit dups when checking for duplicate requests (LP: #842217)
+
+ -- Julian Taylor <jtaylor.debian@googlemail.com>  Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:11:35 +0200
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.128) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/ubuntutools/requestsync/lp.py b/ubuntutools/requestsync/lp.py
index 0165161..989b6f8 100644
--- a/ubuntutools/requestsync/lp.py
+++ b/ubuntutools/requestsync/lp.py
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ def checkExistingReports(srcpkg):
 
     # Fetch the package's bug list from Launchpad
     pkg = Distribution('ubuntu').getSourcePackage(name = srcpkg)
-    pkgBugList = pkg.getBugTasks()
+    pkgBugList = pkg.searchTasks(status=["New", "Confirmed", "Triaged"],
+                                 omit_duplicates=True)
 
     # Search bug list for other sync requests.
     for bug in pkgBugList: