diff --git a/.github/workflows/behave.api.test.yml b/.github/workflows/behave.api.test.yml
index c6c2975..e1130c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/behave.api.test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/behave.api.test.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           path: reports/
 
   staging-tests:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.head.ref == 'staging' && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'main'
+    if: github.event.pull_request.head.ref == 'staging' && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'main' && !github.event.pull_request.merged
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: STAGING