diff --git a/work_helpers/sg_mbp_build.py b/work_helpers/sg_mbp_build.py
index 34bef06..5aced92 100644
--- a/work_helpers/sg_mbp_build.py
+++ b/work_helpers/sg_mbp_build.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def _list_current_frms(group: str, build_version: str):
 
 
 def _get_issue_numbers(group: str, build_version: str):
-    print(list(_list_current_frms(group, build_version)))
+    # print(list(_list_current_frms(group, build_version)))
     for path in _list_current_frms(group, build_version):
         rest, issue_info = path.name.lower().split("issue")
         issue_info = issue_info.removeprefix("s") # might be "issues"
@@ -112,9 +112,10 @@ def _extract_changes_from_log(
     cwd: Pathlike, group: str, build_version: str
 ) -> Iterable[str]:
     issue_numbers = set(_get_issue_numbers(group, build_version))
+    issue_search_terms = {f"#{issue}" for issue in issue_numbers}
     changelog = _get_changelog_path(cwd)
     for line in changelog.read_text().splitlines():
-        for issue in issue_numbers:
+        for issue in issue_search_terms:
             if issue in line:
                 yield line