diff --git a/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-pr-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-pr-testing.yml
index f578d9e6636..d5489e7ab8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-pr-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-pr-testing.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ jobs:
         name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          # Checkout the merge commit instead of the pull request head commit for a pull request
+          # Fallback to the head commit if its not a pull request
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number != '' && format('refs/pull/{0}/merge', github.event.pull_request.number) || github.ref }}
 
       - if: steps.should_run.outputs.shouldrun == 'true'