diff --git a/lib/workers/branch/index.ts b/lib/workers/branch/index.ts
index 83fca46d236bfcc4dec41629c7f400f01e703016..f703fb907677621eeddb7b0fe2901a47b4fe7b5d 100644
--- a/lib/workers/branch/index.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/branch/index.ts
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ export async function processBranch(
 
     // break if we pushed a new commit because status check are pretty sure pending but maybe not reported yet
     if (
+      !masterIssueCheck &&
       commitHash &&
       (config.requiredStatusChecks?.length || config.prCreation !== 'immediate')
     ) {