diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_auto_merge.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_auto_merge.yml
index b092e591..66a41bb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_auto_merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_auto_merge.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+             sparse-checkout: '.github'
       
       - name: Try auto approve
         if: github.actor == 'NadeemYaseen' || github.actor == 'zhergarvi' || github.actor == 'abdulhameed-akram'