diff --git a/app/Jobs/ApplicationPullRequestUpdateJob.php b/app/Jobs/ApplicationPullRequestUpdateJob.php
index 85dde009d..74f7a7b67 100755
--- a/app/Jobs/ApplicationPullRequestUpdateJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ApplicationPullRequestUpdateJob.php
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class ApplicationPullRequestUpdateJob implements ShouldQueue, ShouldBeEncrypted
     public function handle()
     {
         try {
+            if ($this->application->is_public_repository()) {
+                return;
+            }
             if ($this->status === ProcessStatus::CLOSED) {
                 $this->delete_comment();
                 return;
diff --git a/app/Models/Application.php b/app/Models/Application.php
index 7ebabf1b4..4c9f3e1af 100644
--- a/app/Models/Application.php
+++ b/app/Models/Application.php
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ class Application extends BaseModel
         return $this->belongsToMany(StandaloneDocker::class, 'additional_destinations')
             ->withPivot('server_id', 'status');
     }
+    public function is_public_repository(): bool {
+        if (data_get($this, 'source.is_public')) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
     public function is_github_based(): bool
     {
         if (data_get($this, 'source')) {