diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync.yml b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
index b63549a885..523f82b8c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ jobs:
           pr_title: "Merge upstream branch 'main'"
           pr_message: "Merge branch 'lxc:main' into main"
           auto_merge: false
+          merge_method: rebase
+          ignore_fail: true