diff --git a/bin/disinto b/bin/disinto
index fa3cc37..b008ff1 100755
--- a/bin/disinto
+++ b/bin/disinto
@@ -2980,7 +2980,7 @@ This PR creates a vault item for the release of version ${version}.
     -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     "${FORGE_URL}/api/v1/repos/${FORGE_OPS_REPO}/pulls/${pr_number}/merge" \
-    -d '{"Do":"merge","merge_when_checks_succeed":false}' >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+    -d '{"Do":"merge","merge_when_checks_succeed":true}' >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
     echo "Warning: failed to enable auto-merge (may already be enabled or not supported)" >&2
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/vault.sh b/lib/vault.sh
index bd3a211..812d464 100644
--- a/lib/vault.sh
+++ b/lib/vault.sh
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ before execution. See the TOML file for details."
     -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     "${ops_api}/pulls/${pr_num}/merge" \
-    -d '{"Do":"merge","merge_when_checks_succeed":false}' >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+    -d '{"Do":"merge","merge_when_checks_succeed":true}' >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
     _vault_log "Warning: failed to enable auto-merge (may already be enabled or not supported)"
   }