1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/ready_to_merge.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/ready_to_merge.vue
index d230ac566de..66167a0d748 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/ready_to_merge.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/ready_to_merge.vue
@@ -146,9 +146,15 @@ export default {
         auto_merge_strategy: useAutoMerge ? this.mr.preferredAutoMergeStrategy : undefined,
         should_remove_source_branch: this.removeSourceBranch === true,
         squash: this.squashBeforeMerge,
-        squash_commit_message: this.squashCommitMessage,
       };
 
+      // If users can't alter the squash message (e.g. for 1-commit merge requests),
+      // we shouldn't send the commit message because that would make the backend
+      // do unnecessary work.
+      if (this.shouldShowSquashBeforeMerge) {
+        options.squash_commit_message = this.squashCommitMessage;
+      }
+
       this.isMakingRequest = true;
       this.service
         .merge(options)