diff --git a/webhook_server/libs/handlers/issue_comment_handler.py b/webhook_server/libs/handlers/issue_comment_handler.py
index 34e94185..940fd417 100644
--- a/webhook_server/libs/handlers/issue_comment_handler.py
+++ b/webhook_server/libs/handlers/issue_comment_handler.py
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ async def user_commands(
                 remove=remove,
                 reviewed_user=reviewed_user,
             )
-            if _command == APPROVE_STR:
+            if _command == APPROVE_STR and not remove:
                 task = asyncio.create_task(
                     call_test_oracle(
                         github_webhook=self.github_webhook,
diff --git a/webhook_server/tests/test_issue_comment_handler.py b/webhook_server/tests/test_issue_comment_handler.py
index 45ccd992..c31fcd74 100644
--- a/webhook_server/tests/test_issue_comment_handler.py
+++ b/webhook_server/tests/test_issue_comment_handler.py
@@ -1485,3 +1485,29 @@ async def test_approve_command_calls_test_oracle(self, issue_comment_handler: Is
                             )
                             mock_create_task.assert_called_once()
                             assert asyncio.iscoroutine(mock_create_task.call_args.args[0])
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_approve_cancel_does_not_call_test_oracle(self, issue_comment_handler: IssueCommentHandler) -> None:
+        """Test that /approve cancel does NOT fire call_test_oracle."""
+        mock_pull_request = Mock()
+        mock_pull_request.draft = False
+
+        with patch("asyncio.to_thread", new_callable=AsyncMock, side_effect=lambda f, *a, **k: f(*a, **k)):
+            with patch.object(issue_comment_handler, "create_comment_reaction", new_callable=AsyncMock):
+                with patch.object(
+                    issue_comment_handler.labels_handler, "label_by_user_comment", new_callable=AsyncMock
+                ):
+                    with patch(
+                        "webhook_server.libs.handlers.issue_comment_handler.call_test_oracle",
+                        new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                    ) as mock_oracle:
+                        with patch("asyncio.create_task") as mock_create_task:
+                            await issue_comment_handler.user_commands(
+                                pull_request=mock_pull_request,
+                                command=f"{APPROVE_STR} cancel",
+                                reviewed_user="test-user",
+                                issue_comment_id=456,
+                                is_draft=False,
+                            )
+                            mock_oracle.assert_not_called()
+                            mock_create_task.assert_not_called()