diff --git a/.github/actions/check-labels/index.js b/.github/actions/check-labels/index.js
index ba367c66c..6e7ac4344 100644
--- a/.github/actions/check-labels/index.js
+++ b/.github/actions/check-labels/index.js
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ async function run() {
         const isOnlyLockFileChanged = files.every((file) => file.filename.endsWith('package-lock.json'));
         if (isOnlyLockFileChanged) {
           console.log('Detected renovate PR with only lock file changes. Applying `no-changelog` label.');
-          await updateLabels({ octokit, labels: ['no-changelog'] });
+          await updateLabels({ octokit, labels: [...labels, 'no-changelog'] });
         } else {
           console.log('Detected renovate PR with file changes. Applying `patch` label.');
-          await updateLabels({ octokit, labels: ['patch'] });
+          await updateLabels({ octokit, labels: [...labels, 'patch'] });
         }
       }
       core.setOutput('canMerge', 'Renovate PR');
+      return;
     }
 
     if (isMissingSemverLabel) {