diff --git a/webhook_server/libs/github_api.py b/webhook_server/libs/github_api.py
index d68f5e88..038367fd 100644
--- a/webhook_server/libs/github_api.py
+++ b/webhook_server/libs/github_api.py
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ def check_if_can_be_merged(self) -> None:
 
         try:
             self.logger.info(f"{self.log_prefix} Check if {CAN_BE_MERGED_STR}.")
-            self.set_merge_check_queued()
+            self.set_merge_check_in_progress()
             last_commit_check_runs = list(self.last_commit.get_check_runs())
             _labels = self.pull_request_labels_names()
             self.logger.debug(f"{self.log_prefix} check if can be merged. PR labels are: {_labels}")
@@ -1984,8 +1984,8 @@ def get_all_approvers(self) -> list[str]:
     def get_all_reviewers(self) -> list[str]:
         _reviewers: list[str] = []
         for list_of_reviewers in self.owners_data_for_changed_files().values():
-            for _approver in list_of_reviewers.get("reviewers", []):
-                _reviewers.append(_approver)
+            for _reviewer in list_of_reviewers.get("reviewers", []):
+                _reviewers.append(_reviewer)
 
         _reviewers.sort()
         return _reviewers
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ def _check_if_pr_approved(self, labels: list[str]) -> str:
         approved_by = []
         lgtm_count: int = 0
 
-        all_reviewers = self.all_reviewers.copy()
+        all_reviewers = self.all_reviewers.copy() + self.root_approvers.copy() + self.root_reviewers.copy()
         all_reviewers_without_pr_owner = {
             _reviewer for _reviewer in all_reviewers if _reviewer != self.parent_committer
         }