diff --git a/.github/workflows/onpr_automerge.yaml b/.github/workflows/onpr_automerge.yaml
index cdc4597c1..d29f6b395 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/onpr_automerge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/onpr_automerge.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
             })
   automerge:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [labeler]
     steps:
       - id: automerge
         if: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request }}