diff --git a/lib/platform/github/index.ts b/lib/platform/github/index.ts
index acaf13ae16e7de8f7a6086bf72aff709cd133f20..eead7e621a7143235649bbc7d91f65a861f1bab1 100644
--- a/lib/platform/github/index.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/github/index.ts
@@ -374,6 +374,11 @@ export async function initRepo({
             token: forkToken || opts.token,
           });
           logger.info('Fork deleted');
+          if (is.nonEmptyArray(existingRepos)) {
+            existingRepos = existingRepos.filter(
+              (repo) => repo !== config.repository
+            );
+          }
         } catch (deleteErr) {
           logger.warn({ err: deleteErr }, 'Could not delete fork');
         }