diff -r 3fe3f3070df9 -r 88601e1cd5d8 hgext3rd/evolve/evolvecmd.py
--- a/hgext3rd/evolve/evolvecmd.py	Tue May 22 20:33:42 2018 +0530
+++ b/hgext3rd/evolve/evolvecmd.py	Mon Apr 23 14:48:53 2018 +0530
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 from mercurial.i18n import _
 
 from . import (
-    cmdrewrite,
     compat,
     exthelper,
     rewriteutil,
@@ -447,25 +446,23 @@
     tr = repo.currenttransaction()
     assert tr is not None
     try:
-        repo.ui.setconfig('ui', 'allowemptycommit', True, 'evolve')
         with repo.dirstate.parentchange():
-            repo.dirstate.setparents(divergent.node(), node.nullid)
-        oldlen = len(repo)
-        # temporary hack because we can't use cmdrewrite.amend() during an
-        # interrupted evolve
-        evolvestate.delete()
+            repo.dirstate.setparents(divergent.p1().node(), node.nullid)
 
-        # XXX: we should not use amend here, rather create a new commit
-        cmdrewrite.amend(ui, repo, message='', logfile='')
-        # XXX: we can get rid of this len() call also by creating a new commit
-        if oldlen == len(repo):
+        newnode = repo.commit(text=divergent.description(), user=repo.ui.username())
+        if newnode == divergent.node() or newnode is None:
+            # no changes
             new = divergent
-            # no changes
+            repo.ui.status(_("nothing changed\n"))
+            hg.updaterepo(repo, divergent.rev(), False)
+            obsolete.createmarkers(repo, [(other, (new,))], operation='evolve')
         else:
-            new = repo['.']
+            new = repo[newnode]
+            hg.updaterepo(repo, new.rev(), False)
+            obsolete.createmarkers(repo, [(other, (new,))], operation='evolve')
+            obsolete.createmarkers(repo, [(divergent, (new,))], operation='evolve')
 
         # creating markers and moving phases post-resolution
-        obsolete.createmarkers(repo, [(other, (new,))], operation='evolve')
         phases.retractboundary(repo, tr, other.phase(), [new.node()])
         return (True, new.node())
     finally: