diff --git a/jobs/github-event/push.js b/jobs/github-event/push.js
index 59c681a2..21c9cb45 100644
--- a/jobs/github-event/push.js
+++ b/jobs/github-event/push.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ module.exports = async function (data) {
     'package.json',
     'package-lock.json',
     'npm-shrinkwrap.json',
-    'yarn.lock'
+    'yarn.lock',
+    'greenkeeper.json'
   ]
 
   // if .greenkeeperrc
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ module.exports = async function (data) {
     }
   }
 
+// needs to happen for all the package.jsons
+// delete all branches for modified or deleted dependencies
   const changes = diff(oldPkg, pkg)
 
   const branches = []
@@ -110,7 +113,9 @@ function hasRelevantChanges (commits, files) {
   return _.some(files, file => {
     return _.some(['added', 'removed', 'modified'], changeType => {
       return _.some(commits, commit => {
-        return _.includes(commit[changeType], file)
+        return _.some(commit[changeType], (path) => {
+          return path.includes(file)
+        })
       })
     })
   })