diff --git a/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_2.groovy b/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_2.groovy
index ddbd80aae6e36a93feb84891defa65470a574a70..18de85fbc7cb9624b542775fc536865aef405dee 100644
--- a/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_2.groovy
+++ b/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_2.groovy
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ def ci_pipeline(mdg,url_prefix,project,branch,refspec,revision,do_stage_3,artifa
     }
 
     stage('License Scan') {
+      if (!JOB_NAME.contains('merge')) {
         sh "devops/tools/license_scan.sh"
+      } 
+      else {
+        Println("skip the scan for merge")
+      }
     }
 
     container_name = "${project}-${branch}".toLowerCase()