diff --git a/api/webhook/post.go b/api/webhook/post.go
index d4a847178..0f770021d 100644
--- a/api/webhook/post.go
+++ b/api/webhook/post.go
@@ -546,8 +546,6 @@ func PostWebhook(c *gin.Context) {
 				c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, b)
 			}
 
-			responded = true
-
 			return
 		case constants.ApproveForkNoWrite:
 			// determine if build sender has write access to parent repo. If not, this call will result in an error
@@ -560,8 +558,6 @@ func PostWebhook(c *gin.Context) {
 					c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, b)
 				}
 
-				responded = true
-
 				return
 			}
 
@@ -586,8 +582,6 @@ func PostWebhook(c *gin.Context) {
 					c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, b)
 				}
 
-				responded = true
-
 				return
 			}