diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/update-pull-request.yml
index cca892db0a..1c8423409a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-pull-request.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   is-fork-pull-request:
     name: Determine whether this issue comment was on a pull request from a fork
-    if: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request && startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '@metamaskbot update-pr') }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request && startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '@metamaskbot update-pr') || inputs.dependabot == true }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       IS_FORK: ${{ steps.is-fork.outputs.IS_FORK }}