diff --git a/developers_chamber/gitlab_utils.py b/developers_chamber/gitlab_utils.py
index a0618c6..25d18af 100644
--- a/developers_chamber/gitlab_utils.py
+++ b/developers_chamber/gitlab_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from urllib.parse import quote_plus
 
+import time
 import requests
 from click import UsageError
 
@@ -24,24 +25,28 @@ def create_merge_request(
     if response.status_code != 201:
         raise UsageError(f'GitLab error: {response.content.decode("utf-8")}')
 
-    message = f"Merge request was successfully created {response.json()['web_url']}"
-
     if automerge:
-        merge_request_iid = response.json()["iid"]
-        merge_response = requests.put(
-            f"{api_url}/projects/{quote_plus(project)}/merge_requests/{merge_request_iid}/merge",
-            json={"merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": True},
-            headers={
-                "PRIVATE-TOKEN": token,
-            },
-        )
-        if merge_response.status_code != 200:
-            message += f' (Failed to activate auto-merge: {response.content.decode("utf-8")})'
-        else:
-            message += " (Automerge activated)"
+        time.sleep(5)
+        message = activate_automerge(api_url, token, project, response.json()['iid'])
+        return f"{response.json()['web_url']} ({message})"
+
+    return response.json()['web_url']
 
-    return message
 
+def activate_automerge(
+    api_url, token, project, merge_request_id
+):
+    merge_response = requests.put(
+        f"{api_url}/projects/{quote_plus(project)}/merge_requests/{merge_request_id}/merge",
+        json={"merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": True},
+        headers={
+            "PRIVATE-TOKEN": token,
+        },
+    )
+    if merge_response.status_code != 200:
+        raise "Automerge activation failed"
+    else:
+        return "Automerge activated"
 
 
 def run_job(
diff --git a/developers_chamber/scripts/gitlab.py b/developers_chamber/scripts/gitlab.py
index 1efe01f..309459f 100644
--- a/developers_chamber/scripts/gitlab.py
+++ b/developers_chamber/scripts/gitlab.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from developers_chamber.gitlab_utils import (
     create_merge_request as create_merge_request_func,
+    activate_automerge as activate_automerge_func,
     run_job as run_job_func,
 )
 from developers_chamber.scripts import cli
@@ -144,6 +145,48 @@ def create_merge_request(api_url, token, source_branch, target_branch, title, pr
 
     click.echo(f"Merge request was successfully created: {mr_url}")
 
+@gitlab.command()
+@click.option(
+    "--api-url",
+    help="GitLab instance API URL (defaults to gitlab.com)",
+    type=str,
+    required=True,
+    default=DEFAULT_API_URL,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--token",
+    help="token (can be set as env variable GITLAB_TOKEN)",
+    type=str,
+    required=True,
+    default=DEFAULT_TOKEN,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--project",
+    help="GitLab project name (defaults to env variable GITLAB_PROJECT)",
+    type=str,
+    required=True,
+    default=DEFAULT_PROJECT,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--merge-request-id",
+    help="GitLab merge request ID",
+    type=str,
+    required=True,
+)
+def activate_merge_request_automerge(api_url, token, project, merge_request_id):
+    """
+    Create a new merge request in a GitLab project. It is often used after the project release.
+    """
+    message = activate_automerge_func(
+        api_url=api_url,
+        token=token,
+        project=project,
+        merge_request_id=merge_request_id
+    )
+
+    click.echo(f"{message}")
+
+
 @gitlab.command()
 @click.option(
     "--api-url",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3b943fd..a9e63fd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="developers-chamber",
-    version="0.1.25",
+    version="0.1.26",
     description="A small plugin which help with development, deployment, git",
     keywords="django, skripts, easy live, git, bitbucket, Jira",
     author="Druids team",