diff --git a/tools/check-changelog b/tools/check-changelog
index 9b3ff37f2..69e8b71cb 100644
--- a/tools/check-changelog
+++ b/tools/check-changelog
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+echo "adding ownership exception"
+git config --global --add safe.directory "$(pwd)"
+
 echo "looking for change log"
 
 git remote add upstream https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma-fe.git
-git fetch upstream ${CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME}:refs/remotes/upstream/$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME
+git fetch upstream ${CI_COMMIT_TARGET_BRANCH}:refs/remotes/upstream/${CI_COMMIT_TARGET_BRANCH}
 
-git diff --raw --no-renames upstream/$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME HEAD -- changelog.d | \
-    grep ' A\t' | grep '\.\(skip\|add\|remove\|change\|fix\|security\)$'
+git diff --raw --no-renames upstream/${CI_COMMIT_TARGET_BRANCH} HEAD -- changelog.d | \
+    grep ' A\t' | grep '\.\(skip\|add\|remove\|fix\|security\|change\)$'
 ret=$?
 
 if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then