diff --git a/deploy_gitlab_ci.py b/deploy_gitlab_ci.py
index 30a1dad75b91796b834bda5527a5dbcc6cbd768f..4d930ef3bac48c54a0723c77cc11179df44c4714 100755
--- a/deploy_gitlab_ci.py
+++ b/deploy_gitlab_ci.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def main():
     common.wait_until_merge_status_is_set(project, mr)
 
     # Attempt to merge
-    merged = accept_merge_request(project, mr)
+    merged = accept_merge_request(project, mr, rebase=True)
 
     if not merged:
         sys.exit("Integration MR could not be merged")