diff --git a/.github/workflows/labels-verifier.yaml b/.github/workflows/labels-verifier.yaml
index be76ccb9b30..8cca5f52ea5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labels-verifier.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labels-verifier.yaml
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Labels on merge
         if: |
           github.event.pull_request.merged == true &&
-          ! contains(join(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, ', '), 'kind/')
+          ! contains(join(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, ', '), 'kind/') &&
+          ! contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'merge')
         uses: actions/github-script@0.3.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
             const { issue: { number: issue_number }, repo: { owner, repo }  } = context;
-            github.issues.createComment({ issue_number, owner, repo, body: 'This PR was merged without a "kind/" label, please correct.' })
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+            github.issues.createComment({ issue_number, owner, repo, body: 'This PR was merged without a "kind/" label, please correct.' })