diff --git a/webhook_server/libs/pull_request_handler.py b/webhook_server/libs/pull_request_handler.py
index 0bfd7e19..1236ec64 100644
--- a/webhook_server/libs/pull_request_handler.py
+++ b/webhook_server/libs/pull_request_handler.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ async def process_pull_request_webhook_data(self, pull_request: PullRequest) ->
 
         if hook_action == "edited":
             await self.set_wip_label_based_on_title(pull_request=pull_request)
-            if self.hook_data["changes"].get("title"):
+            if self.github_webhook.conventional_title and self.hook_data["changes"].get("title"):
                 self.logger.info(f"{self.log_prefix} PR title changed, running conventional title check")
                 await self.runner_handler.run_conventional_title_check(pull_request=pull_request)