diff --git a/src/ci/scripts/verify-channel.sh b/src/ci/scripts/verify-channel.sh
index 9a9e713243d7..cac8ba332ed1 100755
--- a/src/ci/scripts/verify-channel.sh
+++ b/src/ci/scripts/verify-channel.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ IFS=$'\n\t'
 
 source "$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/../shared.sh"
 
-if isCiBranch auto || isCiBranch try || isCiBranch try-perf || isCiBranch automation/bors/try; then
+if isCiBranch auto || isCiBranch try || isCiBranch try-perf || \
+   isCiBranch automation/bors/try || isCiBranch automation/bors/auto; then
     echo "channel verification is only executed on PR builds"
     exit
 fi