diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 5fa7c1faa9..215cb3f020 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ pull_request_rules:
       - "#review-requested=0"
       # no requested chnages from any reviewer
       - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
-      # this serves as ALL check has to pass as we have actually 35 tests in total
-      - "#status-success>=35"
+      # this serves as ALL check has to pass as we have actually around 40 tests in total
+      - "#status-success>=39"
       # this is just in case since we rely on GPU tests (note: redundand to the above)
       - status-success=continuous-integration/drone/pr
+      - "status-success=ci/circleci: TPU-tests"
       # this is patter-like, unofrunatly serves as `any(...)` (note: redundand to the above)
-      - "status-success~=^ci/circleci:"
+      #- "status-success~=^ci/circleci:"
       # no conflict with master branch
       - -conflict
       # was not closed yet