diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index caa959a96141..2c04ede552a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
     getPullRequestMergeability:
+      if: github.actor == 'OSBotify' && github.event.label.name == 'automerge'
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       outputs:
         isMergeable: ${{ steps.isPullRequestMergeable.outputs.IS_MERGEABLE }}