diff --git a/git-push-to-try b/git-push-to-try
index 28cd0a8..84bcb2d 100755
--- a/git-push-to-try
+++ b/git-push-to-try
@@ -34,12 +34,20 @@ shift
 
 git-push-to-hg $tip_cmd $revs "$hg_repo"
 
+# avoid using process substitution because Windows.
+# Use a temp file instead.
+commit_msg_filename=$TMP/git-temp-$RANDOM-$$
+
 commit_msg=$(hg log -R "$hg_repo" -l1 --template '{desc}')
-hg_cmd qref -sl <(echo "try: $@ $commit_msg")
+echo "try: $@ $commit_msg" > $commit_msg_filename
+hg_cmd qref -sl $commit_msg_filename
+rm $commit_msg_filename
 echo "try: $@"
 
 hg -R "$hg_repo" push -f ssh://hg.mozilla.org/try
 echo
 echo "https://tbpl.mozilla.org/?tree=Try&rev=$(hg -R "$hg_repo" log -l1 --template "{node|short}")"
 
+# reset phases - probably not needed once bug 725362 lands.
+hg_cmd phase --force --draft "mq()"
 hg_cmd qpop -a