diff --git a/.github/workflows/grading.yml b/.github/workflows/grading.yml
index 5fa151d..1b8924e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/grading.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/grading.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   grade-learner:
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.repository != 'githubtraining/exercise-remove-commit-history' && github.event.commits[0].message != 'Initial commit'
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.repository != 'githubtraining/exercise-remove-commit-history'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2