diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-dev.yml
index 8a3ddab67a..a8fcc50cf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-dev.yml
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ jobs:
           git merge staging
           git checkout --theirs desk/desk.docket-0
           git add -A
-          git commit -n --no-edit
+          git diff-index --quiet HEAD || git commit -n --no-edit
           git push