diff --git a/obs-staging-bot/main.go b/obs-staging-bot/main.go
index 739b708..223fe17 100644
--- a/obs-staging-bot/main.go
+++ b/obs-staging-bot/main.go
@@ -459,6 +459,10 @@ func processPullNotification(gitea common.Gitea, thread *models.NotificationThre
 			gitea.AddReviewComment(pr, common.ReviewStatePending, msg)
 
 		case common.ReviewStatePending:
+			if err := startOrUpdateBuild(git, gitea, pr, obsClient); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+
 			err := fetchPrGit(git, pr)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Println("Cannot fetch PR git:", pr.URL)