diff --git a/update-check.py b/update-check.py
index c5ddb9c..01ce65c 100644
--- a/update-check.py
+++ b/update-check.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import requests, os
+import requests, os, sys
 
 def git(command):
   return os.system(f"git {command}")
 
+
 release = requests.get("https://api.github.com/repos/protonmail/proton-bridge/releases/latest").json()
 version = release['tag_name']
 deb = [asset for asset in release ['assets'] if asset['name'].endswith('.deb')][0]['browser_download_url']
@@ -26,6 +27,12 @@ if git("diff --cached --quiet") == 0: # Returns 0 if there are no changes
 
 git(f"commit -m 'Bump version to {version}'")
 
+is_pull_request = sys.argv[1] == "true"
+
+if is_pull_request:
+  print("This is a pull request, skipping push step.")
+  exit(0)
+
 if git("push") != 0:
   print("Git push failed!")
   exit(1)