diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-submodules.yml b/.github/workflows/update-submodules.yml
index 686974ad5..c5704f0c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-submodules.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-submodules.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         git config --global user.email noreply@github.com
         git config --global pull.rebase false
     - name: Update submodule
+      id: update-submodule
       run: |
         git checkout -b ${{ matrix.submodule.branch-prefix }}-${{ matrix.branches }}
         git reset --hard origin/${{ matrix.branches }}
@@ -50,8 +51,14 @@ jobs:
         cd ../..
         git add ${{ matrix.submodule.path }}
         git commit --message "Update ${{ matrix.submodule.name }}"
-        git push origin ${{ matrix.submodule.branch-prefix }}-${{ matrix.branches }} --force
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+          git push origin ${{ matrix.submodule.branch-prefix }}-${{ matrix.branches }} --force
+          echo "SUBMIT_PR=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        else
+          echo "SUBMIT_PR=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        fi
     - name: Create PR
+      if: ${{ steps.update-submodule.outputs.SUBMIT_PR == "true" }}
       run: |
         echo ${{ secrets.UPDATE_PAT }} | gh auth login --with-token
         prNumber=$(gh pr list --base ${{ matrix.branches }} --head ${{ matrix.submodule.branch-prefix }}-${{ matrix.branches }} --state open --json number --template "{{range .}}{{.number}}{{end}}")