diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-branches.yml b/.github/workflows/check-branches.yml
index 7daef09..aba6034 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-branches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-branches.yml
@@ -401,6 +401,9 @@ jobs:
             if [ "$EXISTING" = "$GENERATED" ]; then
               echo "Fix branch already contains identical changes — skipping push to preserve PR approvals."
               echo "pushed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+              echo "branch_ready=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+              echo "fix_branch=$FIX_BRANCH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+              echo "base_branch=$BASE_BRANCH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
               exit 0
             fi
           fi
@@ -424,11 +427,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "base_branch=$BASE_BRANCH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Create or update fix PR
-        if: steps.push.outputs.pushed == 'true'
+        if: steps.push.outputs.pushed == 'true' || steps.push.outputs.branch_ready == 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         env:
           FIX_BRANCH: ${{ steps.push.outputs.fix_branch }}
           BASE_BRANCH: ${{ steps.push.outputs.base_branch }}
+          PUSHED: ${{ steps.push.outputs.pushed }}
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.PGEDGE_BUILDER_TOKEN }}
           script: |
@@ -436,6 +440,7 @@ jobs:
             const body = fs.readFileSync('/tmp/drift-report.md', 'utf8');
             const fixBranch = process.env.FIX_BRANCH;
             const baseBranch = process.env.BASE_BRANCH;
+            const pushed = process.env.PUSHED === 'true';
             const [owner, repo] = process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY.split('/');
 
             const { data: prs } = await github.rest.pulls.list({
@@ -445,13 +450,18 @@ jobs:
             });
 
             if (prs.length > 0) {
-              const prNumber = prs[0].number;
-              console.log(`Updating existing PR #${prNumber}`);
-              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                owner, repo,
-                issue_number: prNumber,
-                body,
-              });
+              if (pushed) {
+                // New content was pushed — update the PR body to reflect latest drift
+                const prNumber = prs[0].number;
+                console.log(`Updating PR #${prNumber} body`);
+                await github.rest.pulls.update({
+                  owner, repo,
+                  pull_number: prNumber,
+                  body,
+                });
+              } else {
+                console.log(`PR already open and branch unchanged — no update needed`);
+              }
             } else {
               console.log('Creating new fix PR');
               await github.rest.pulls.create({