diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index f42ede0..5536573 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: write  # to merge the PR
 jobs:
   dependabot:
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - id: dependabot-metadata
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: gh pr merge --auto --squash ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
   precommit:
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'pre-commit-ci[bot]' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'pre-commit-ci[bot]' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - env: