diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index dac0be7ab22..cf472ab8b37 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -162,10 +162,8 @@ jobs:
             if [ "${CIRCLE_BRANCH}" != "master" ]; then
               PR_URL="$CIRCLE_PULL_REQUEST"
               PR_NUMBER=$(echo $PR_URL | awk -F'/' '{print $NF}')
-              IS_DRAFT=$(curl "https://api.github.com/repos/scalableminds/webknossos/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}" | jq '.draft')
-                if [ "$IS_DRAFT" == "true" ]; then
-                    echo "PR is a draft, not installing dev deployment"
-                else
+              SHOULD_AUTOMERGE=$(curl "https://api.github.com/repos/scalableminds/webknossos/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}" | jq -e '.labels | .[] | select(.name == "autodeploy")')
+                if [ "$SHOULD_AUTOMERGE" == "true" ]; then
                     curl -X POST -H "X-Auth-Token: $RELEASE_API_TOKEN" "https://kubernetix.scm.io/hooks/install/webknossos/dev/${CIRCLE_BRANCH}?user=CI+%28nightly%29"
                     echo "\nInstalled to $NORMALIZED_BRANCH.webknossos.xyz"
                 fi