diff --git a/.github/workflows/sponsors.yml b/.github/workflows/sponsors.yml
index 1737d6ce1..698eb6d99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sponsors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sponsors.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'jesseduffield/lazygit' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout 🛎️
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.SPONSORS_TOKEN }}
           file: "README.md"
-        if: ${{ github.repository == 'jesseduffield/lazygit' }}
 
       - name: Create Pull Request 🚀
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ jobs:
           author: "github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>"
           labels: "ignore-for-release"
           delete-branch: true
+          draft: always-true