diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index cbeb8166..1a20fa34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   autobot:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: (github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' || github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'pre-commit-ci[bot]') && github.repository == 'pyiron/atomistics'
+    if: (github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' || github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'pre-commit-ci[bot]') && github.event.pull_request.conclusion == 'success' && github.repository == 'pyiron/atomistics'
     steps:
       - name: Enable auto-merge for bot PRs
         run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"