diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-automerge.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-automerge.yaml
index 79a638e36..aeebca4b4 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-automerge.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests-automerge.yaml
@@ -328,8 +328,7 @@ jobs:
 
           PAYLOAD=$( jq -n \
             --arg Do "merge" \
-            --arg delete_branch_after_merge "true" \
-            '{Do: $Do, delete_branch_after_merge: $delete_branch_after_merge}' )
+            '{Do: $Do}' )
 
           echo ">> Merging PR with ID: ${PR_ID}"
           echo ">> With Endpoint of:"