diff --git a/.github/workflows/r-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/r-daily.yml
index 9c03d1ff88a5d4..8b018e0d0607c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r-daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r-daily.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           git checkout r-daily-source
           git fetch origin
           # in case of conflict, commit this next line, and follow instructions in the next comment two lines below
-          #git merge origin/r-daily
+          git merge origin/r-daily
           git fetch upstream
           # in case of conflict, uncomment the next 5 lines and comment the last
           #git checkout upstream/master -- pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix