diff --git a/utils/git.mk b/utils/git.mk
index 2ec04aa25e8c4eebda3bd83fd3fd99afc8461a2a..7095baf82b2f8a617c9f90f4e2bf0e8a9b2530ea 100644
--- a/utils/git.mk
+++ b/utils/git.mk
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ commit: ## Commit changes to git, push them to the remote and inform flux about
 merge:
 	git fetch
 	git merge --no-ff origin/$(BRANCH) --no-edit
+	git push
 	git push origin --delete $(BRANCH)