diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-request-merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-request-merge.yaml
index a2c9b5de8..4e055a212 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-request-merge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-approve-and-request-merge.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       id-token: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name
     steps:
       - uses: contentful/github-auto-merge@v1
         with: