diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile-clients.yml b/.github/workflows/compile-clients.yml
index 4fc9455..f12c725 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile-clients.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile-clients.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           commit_message: 'github-actions: build and compile clients'
           commit_author: 'github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>'
       - name: Merge back with 'dev' branch
+        if: steps.git-auto-commit-action.outputs.changes_detected == 'true'
         run: |
           git checkout dev
           git merge --no-ff ${{ steps.git-auto-commit-action.outputs.commit_hash }}