diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-staging-into-main.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-staging-into-main.yml
index 03ec7c09..33951c18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-staging-into-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-staging-into-main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 name: Auto Merge Staging into Main
-
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 2 * * *'  # 2:00 UTC = 4:00 Europäische Zeit
+    - cron: '0 2 * * *' # 2:00 UTC = 4:00 Europäische Zeit
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -13,17 +12,17 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-
+          
       - name: Set Git user
         run: |
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-
+          
       - name: Fetch all branches
         run: |
           git fetch origin main
           git fetch origin staging
-
+          
       - name: Check if main has commits not in staging
         id: check
         run: |
@@ -32,28 +31,21 @@ jobs:
             echo "❌ Staging is behind main and requires manual merging."
             exit 1
           fi
-
-      - name: Checkout staging and create branch
-        id: create_branch
-        run: |
-          git checkout staging
-          git checkout -b auto-merge/staging-to-main
-          git push origin auto-merge/staging-to-main
-
+          
       - name: Create PR from staging → main
         id: create_pr
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           commit-message: "chore: auto-merge staging into main"
-          branch: auto-merge/staging-to-main
+          branch: staging
           base: main
           title: "Auto-merge staging into main"
           body: |
             This PR was created automatically by GitHub Actions.
             It merges the latest `staging` into `main`.
           draft: false
-
+          
       - name: Enable auto-merge on PR
         if: steps.create_pr.outputs.pull-request-number != ''
         uses: peter-evans/enable-pull-request-automerge@v3
@@ -61,8 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           pull-request-number: ${{ steps.create_pr.outputs.pull-request-number }}
           merge-method: merge
-
-
+          
   notify_failure:
     needs: merge
     if: failure()
@@ -71,10 +62,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Send Discord notification on failure
         run: |
           curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-          -X POST \
-          -d "{\"content\": \"🚨 Auto-Merge fehlgeschlagen! Bitte manuell prüfen: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}\"}" \
-          ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL }}
-
+            -X POST \
+            -d "{\"content\": \"🚨 Auto-Merge fehlgeschlagen! Bitte manuell prüfen: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}\"}" \
+            ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+            
   notify_success:
     needs: merge
     if: success()
@@ -83,6 +74,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Send Discord notification on success
         run: |
           curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-          -X POST \
-          -d "{\"content\": \"✅ Auto-Merge ausgeführt! Ergebnis jetzt auf [GitHub](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}) und [online-energieausweis.org](https://online-energieausweis.org) einsehen.\"}" \
-          ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL }}
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+            -X POST \
+            -d "{\"content\": \"✅ Auto-Merge ausgeführt! Ergebnis jetzt auf [GitHub](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}) und [online-energieausweis.org](https://online-energieausweis.org) einsehen.\"}" \
+            ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL }}
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