diff --git a/app/src/ui/repository-settings/repository-settings.tsx b/app/src/ui/repository-settings/repository-settings.tsx
index 16dd49045f..d3884ad2d3 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/repository-settings/repository-settings.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/repository-settings/repository-settings.tsx
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ export class RepositorySettings extends React.Component<
       }
     }
 
+    // only update this if it will be different from what we have stored
     if (
       this.state.forkContributionTarget !==
       this.props.repository.workflowPreferences.forkContributionTarget