diff --git a/lib/workers/branch/index.js b/lib/workers/branch/index.js
index c3f69a4cb7e2fb5626399b51821233cca007ac95..657299ce31dbded4166684b9e283a19c0f2cd856 100644
--- a/lib/workers/branch/index.js
+++ b/lib/workers/branch/index.js
@@ -68,19 +68,18 @@ async function processBranch(branchConfig) {
       if (pr.state === 'open') {
         logger.debug({ pr }, 'Existing PR is open');
         if (!pr.canRebase) {
-          logger.warn('PR has been edited');
-          /*
           const subject = 'PR has been edited';
+          logger.info(subject);
           let content =
             'As this PR has been edited, Renovate will stop updating it in order to not cause any conflicts or other problems.';
           content +=
             ' If you wish to abandon your edits and have Renovate recreate this PR then you should rename this PR and then close it.';
           await platform.ensureComment(pr.number, subject, content);
-          */
           return 'pr-edited';
         }
       } else {
         logger.warn({ pr }, 'PR state is not open');
+        return 'pr-closed';
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/index.js b/lib/workers/repository/index.js
index ef6f1ad13ff73eb5d9078b30c3f9179eaa38e5c8..9dccd72c434b91e177164e27bf3228f4c2d9a7b3 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/index.js
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/index.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async function renovateRepository(repoConfig, token, loop = 1) {
     const res = config.repoIsOnboarded
       ? await writeUpdates(config)
       : await ensureOnboardingPr(config);
-    if (res === 'automerged') {
+    if (res === 'pr-closed' || res === 'automerged') {
       logger.info('Restarting repo renovation after automerge');
       return renovateRepository(repoConfig, token, loop + 1);
     }
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/write.js b/lib/workers/repository/write.js
index 076f6e06884200d731010ef65c12d1b809c6b5bf..749dfd0d8acf2641a06a384d9565d18fdf361bc6 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/write.js
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/write.js
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ async function writeUpdates(config) {
   try {
     for (const branch of branches) {
       const res = await branchWorker.processBranch({ ...branch, tmpDir });
-      if (res === 'automerged') {
-        // Stop procesing other branches because base branch has been changed by an automerge
-        return 'automerged';
+      if (res === 'pr-closed' || res === 'automerged') {
+        // Stop procesing other branches because base branch has been changed
+        return res;
       }
     }
     return 'done';