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diff --git a/src/auto_commit_service/recovery/__pycache__/claude_fallback.cpython-312.pyc b/src/auto_commit_service/recovery/__pycache__/claude_fallback.cpython-312.pyc
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diff --git a/src/auto_commit_service/recovery/claude_fallback.py b/src/auto_commit_service/recovery/claude_fallback.py
index ea51ad7..7d11027 100644
--- a/src/auto_commit_service/recovery/claude_fallback.py
+++ b/src/auto_commit_service/recovery/claude_fallback.py
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ async def invoke_claude_for_recovery(
         if returncode == 0:
             logger.info(f"Claude recovery succeeded for {repo.name}")
 
-            # Try to extract commit hash from output
-            commit_hash = _extract_commit_hash(stdout)
+            # Get the latest commit hash directly from git
+            commit_hash = await _get_latest_commit_hash(repo)
 
             return RecoveryResult(
                 success=True,
@@ -121,18 +121,37 @@ async def invoke_claude_for_recovery(
         )
 
 
-def _extract_commit_hash(output: str) -> str | None:
-    """Try to extract a commit hash from Claude's output."""
-    # Look for patterns like "commit abc1234" or "[abc1234]"
-    patterns = [
-        r"commit\s+([a-f0-9]{7,40})",
-        r"\[([a-f0-9]{7,40})\]",
-        r"([a-f0-9]{7,40})\s+HEAD",
-    ]
+async def _get_latest_commit_hash(repo: "Repository") -> str | None:
+    """Get the latest commit hash from the repository.
 
-    for pattern in patterns:
-        match = re.search(pattern, output, re.IGNORECASE)
-        if match:
-            return match.group(1)
+    Args:
+        repo: Repository to query
+
+    Returns:
+        Latest commit hash or None if failed
+    """
+    try:
+        proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+            "git",
+            "log",
+            "-1",
+            "--format=%H",
+            stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+            cwd=str(repo.path),
+        )
+
+        stdout_bytes, _ = await asyncio.wait_for(
+            proc.communicate(),
+            timeout=5,
+        )
+
+        if proc.returncode == 0 and stdout_bytes:
+            commit_hash = stdout_bytes.decode().strip()
+            logger.debug(f"Got commit hash {commit_hash} from {repo.name}")
+            return commit_hash
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Failed to get commit hash from {repo.name}: {e}")
 
     return None