1 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/services/pull/merge.go b/services/pull/merge.go
index 7a936163f1..d0ec943cfa 100644
--- a/services/pull/merge.go
+++ b/services/pull/merge.go
@@ -760,12 +760,12 @@ func IsUserAllowedToMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullRequest, p a
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	err := pr.LoadProtectedBranch(ctx)
+	pb, err := git_model.GetFirstMatchProtectedBranchRule(ctx, pr.BaseRepoID, pr.BaseBranch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	if (p.CanWrite(unit.TypeCode) && pr.ProtectedBranch == nil) || (pr.ProtectedBranch != nil && git_model.IsUserMergeWhitelisted(ctx, pr.ProtectedBranch, user.ID, p)) {
+	if (p.CanWrite(unit.TypeCode) && pb == nil) || (pb != nil && git_model.IsUserMergeWhitelisted(ctx, pb, user.ID, p)) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
@@ -778,10 +778,11 @@ func CheckPullBranchProtections(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullReques
 		return fmt.Errorf("LoadBaseRepo: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err = pr.LoadProtectedBranch(ctx); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("LoadProtectedBranch: %w", err)
+	pb, err := git_model.GetFirstMatchProtectedBranchRule(ctx, pr.BaseRepoID, pr.BaseBranch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("LoadProtectedBranch: %v", err)
 	}
-	if pr.ProtectedBranch == nil {
+	if pb == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -795,23 +796,23 @@ func CheckPullBranchProtections(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullReques
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !issues_model.HasEnoughApprovals(ctx, pr.ProtectedBranch, pr) {
+	if !issues_model.HasEnoughApprovals(ctx, pb, pr) {
 		return models.ErrDisallowedToMerge{
 			Reason: "Does not have enough approvals",
 		}
 	}
-	if issues_model.MergeBlockedByRejectedReview(ctx, pr.ProtectedBranch, pr) {
+	if issues_model.MergeBlockedByRejectedReview(ctx, pb, pr) {
 		return models.ErrDisallowedToMerge{
 			Reason: "There are requested changes",
 		}
 	}
-	if issues_model.MergeBlockedByOfficialReviewRequests(ctx, pr.ProtectedBranch, pr) {
+	if issues_model.MergeBlockedByOfficialReviewRequests(ctx, pb, pr) {
 		return models.ErrDisallowedToMerge{
 			Reason: "There are official review requests",
 		}
 	}
 
-	if issues_model.MergeBlockedByOutdatedBranch(pr.ProtectedBranch, pr) {
+	if issues_model.MergeBlockedByOutdatedBranch(pb, pr) {
 		return models.ErrDisallowedToMerge{
 			Reason: "The head branch is behind the base branch",
 		}
@@ -821,7 +822,7 @@ func CheckPullBranchProtections(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullReques
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if pr.ProtectedBranch.MergeBlockedByProtectedFiles(pr.ChangedProtectedFiles) {
+	if pb.MergeBlockedByProtectedFiles(pr.ChangedProtectedFiles) {
 		return models.ErrDisallowedToMerge{
 			Reason: "Changed protected files",
 		}
@@ -836,6 +837,9 @@ func MergedManually(pr *issues_model.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User, baseGit
 	defer pullWorkingPool.CheckOut(fmt.Sprint(pr.ID))
 
 	if err := db.WithTx(db.DefaultContext, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		if err := pr.LoadBaseRepo(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		prUnit, err := pr.BaseRepo.GetUnit(ctx, unit.TypePullRequests)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err