diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e795cf9f..c8254cb5 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -212,7 +212,9 @@ async function checkOutRemoteBranch(branch) {
     await runShellCommand(`git checkout ${branch}`);
     core.info(`Remote branch "${branch}" checked out locally.`);
 
-    await runShellCommand(`git rebase -X theirs "${TEMPORARY_BRANCH_NAME}"`);
+    await runShellCommand(
+      `git rebase -X theirs --allow-empty-message "${TEMPORARY_BRANCH_NAME}"`
+    );
 
     return true;
   } catch (error) {