diff --git a/merge_into_manifest.py b/merge_into_manifest.py
index e83a3d04fb7fdf7bbe0ea1795240f4606e5b86ca..2ba9eb3cd5c9903d29e039e52cf8aeee9902ef8f 100755
--- a/merge_into_manifest.py
+++ b/merge_into_manifest.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from accept_merge_request import accept_merge_request
 from create_merge_request import create_merge_request
 from get_merge_requests import get_merge_requests
 from integrate_into_manifest import integrate_into_manifest
+from get_current_revision_from_manifest import get_current_revision_from_manifest
 
 
 def merge_into_manifest(
@@ -26,6 +27,27 @@ def merge_into_manifest(
     the current manifest master.
     """
 
+    # Check if the commit is already merged
+    # Currently this is especially true if the gitlab-ci
+    # pipeline already has merged an gitlab-ci update
+    current_revisions = get_current_revision_from_manifest(
+        manifest_project=manifest_project,
+        manifest_branch=master_branch,
+        project=project,
+        recipe_name=recipe_name,
+        srcrev_file=srcrev_file,
+    )
+    # This commit is contained there if current_revisions contains
+    # it directly or any parrent of current_revisions is commit
+    for rev in current_revisions:
+        if common.is_commit_parent_of_project_commit(project, rev, commit):
+            print(
+                "Commit {} is already merged into {}".format(
+                    commit, manifest_project.name
+                )
+            )
+            return
+
     # Get source merge request
     mrs = get_merge_requests(
         project,