diff --git a/app/commands/download.py b/app/commands/download.py
index 6a07769..854b700 100644
--- a/app/commands/download.py
+++ b/app/commands/download.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from app.utils.git import add_all, commit, empty_commit, init
 from app.utils.github_cli import (
     clone_with_custom_name,
+    close_pr,
     delete_repo,
     fork,
     get_username,
@@ -47,8 +48,10 @@ def _download_exercise(
             f"Downloading {exercise} to {click.style(exercise + '/', bold=True, italic=True)}"
         )
 
+        old_config: Optional[ExerciseConfig] = None
         if os.path.isdir(exercise):
             warn(f"You already have {exercise}, removing it to download again")
+            old_config = ExerciseConfig.read(Path(exercise), 0)
             rmtree(exercise)
 
         os.makedirs(exercise)
@@ -94,6 +97,12 @@ def _download_exercise(
                     warn("Setup Github and Github CLI before downloading this exercise")
                     sys.exit(1)
 
+        if old_config and old_config.exercise_repo.repo_type == "remote" and old_config.exercise_repo.create_fork:
+            pr_repo_full_name = old_config.exercise_repo.pr_repo_full_name
+            if pr_repo_full_name:
+                info(f"Closing any open PRs in {pr_repo_full_name}...")
+                close_pr(pr_repo_full_name)
+
         if len(config.base_files) > 0:
             info("Downloading base files...")
 
diff --git a/app/commands/progress/reset.py b/app/commands/progress/reset.py
index 748c2a0..7a00a49 100644
--- a/app/commands/progress/reset.py
+++ b/app/commands/progress/reset.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     warn,
 )
 from app.utils.git import add_all, commit, push
-from app.utils.github_cli import delete_repo, get_prs, get_username, pull_request
+from app.utils.github_cli import close_pr, delete_repo, get_prs, get_username, pull_request
 from app.utils.gitmastery import ExercisesRepo
 
 
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ def reset() -> None:
     os.chdir(exercise_config.path)
     info("Resetting the exercise folder")
     if is_remote_type and exercise_config.exercise_repo.create_fork:
+        pr_repo_full_name = exercise_config.exercise_repo.pr_repo_full_name
+        if pr_repo_full_name:
+            info(f"Closing any open PRs in {pr_repo_full_name}...")
+            close_pr(pr_repo_full_name)
+        exercise_config.exercise_repo.pr_number = None
+        exercise_config.exercise_repo.pr_repo_full_name = None
         # Remove the fork first
         exercise_fork_name = (
             f"{username}-gitmastery-{exercise_config.exercise_repo.repo_title}"
diff --git a/app/configs/exercise_config.py b/app/configs/exercise_config.py
index b478e57..75238a3 100644
--- a/app/configs/exercise_config.py
+++ b/app/configs/exercise_config.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class ExerciseRepoConfig:
         create_fork: Optional[bool]
         fork_all_branches: Optional[bool]
         init: Optional[bool]
+        pr_number: Optional[int]
+        pr_repo_full_name: Optional[str]
 
     exercise_name: str
     tags: List[str]
@@ -75,6 +77,8 @@ def read(cls: Type[Self], path: Path, cds: int) -> Self:
                 create_fork=exercise_repo["create_fork"],
                 fork_all_branches=exercise_repo.get("fork_all_branches", None),
                 init=exercise_repo["init"],
+                pr_number=exercise_repo.get("pr_number", None),
+                pr_repo_full_name=exercise_repo.get("pr_repo_full_name", None),
             ),
             downloaded_at=None,
         )
diff --git a/app/utils/github_cli.py b/app/utils/github_cli.py
index feb0be1..877550d 100644
--- a/app/utils/github_cli.py
+++ b/app/utils/github_cli.py
@@ -198,3 +198,41 @@ def get_user_prs(repo: str, owner: str) -> List[str]:
         prs = result.stdout.splitlines()
         return prs
     return []
+
+
+def close_pr(repo: str) -> None:
+    username = get_username()
+
+    result = run(
+        [
+            "gh",
+            "pr",
+            "list",
+            "--repo",
+            repo,
+            "--author",
+            username,
+            "--state",
+            "open",
+            "--json",
+            "number",
+            "--jq",
+            ".[].number",
+        ],
+        env={"GH_PAGER": "cat"},
+    )
+
+    if not result.is_success():
+        return
+
+    for pr_number in result.stdout.splitlines():
+        run(
+            [
+                "gh",
+                "pr",
+                "close",
+                pr_number,
+                "--repo",
+                repo,
+            ],
+        )
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