diff --git a/.github/scripts/propose_ghstack_orig_pr.py b/.github/scripts/propose_ghstack_orig_pr.py
index a5c715e9455..d156a7f1df9 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/propose_ghstack_orig_pr.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/propose_ghstack_orig_pr.py
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ def create_prs_for_orig_branch(pr_stack: List[int], repo: Repository):
     for i in range(len(pr_stack)):
         pr = repo.get_pull(pr_stack[i])
         if not pr.is_merged():
-            print("The PR (and stack above) is not merged yet, skipping")
-            return
+            # add some comment
+            pass
         # Check for invariant: For the current PR, it must be gh/user/x/base <- gh/user/x/head
         assert pr.base.ref.replace("base", "head") == pr.head.ref
         # The PR we want to create is then "branch_to_merge" <- gh/user/x/orig
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ghstack_land.yml b/.github/workflows/ghstack_land.yml
index 2c91a1aa404..8ba43ca3a18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ghstack_land.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ghstack_land.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Propose to merge ghstack orig PRs to main
 on:
   pull_request:
-    types: [closed]
+    types: [opened, synchronize, closed]
     branches:
       - 'gh/cccclai/[0-9]+/base'
       - 'gh/dbort/[0-9]+/base'