diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_merge.yml
index 1a638615..d052d445 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_merge.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1
         with:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        run: gh pr checks --fail-fast && gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}