diff --git a/scripts/merge-pr.sh b/scripts/merge-pr.sh
index d18e6f6b7c..d69b83a043 100755
--- a/scripts/merge-pr.sh
+++ b/scripts/merge-pr.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ get_pr_info() {
   if [[ $(echo "$pr_info" | jq -r .state) == closed ]]; then
     fatal "PR $pr is closed, will not merge"
   fi
-  if [[ $(echo "$pr_info" | jq -r .maintainer_can_modify) == true ]]; then
+  if [[ ($(echo "$pr_info" | jq -r .maintainer_can_modify) == true) ||\
+        ($(echo "$pr_info" | jq -r .author_association) ==  MEMBER) ||\
+        ($(echo "$pr_info" | jq -r .author_association) ==  OWNER)]]; then
     RW_PR_REPO=1
   else
     warn "PR does not allow 'edits from maintainers', so it will be kept open"