diff --git a/codecov_cli/helpers/ci_adapters/github_actions.py b/codecov_cli/helpers/ci_adapters/github_actions.py
index f12d21056..1853ced6b 100644
--- a/codecov_cli/helpers/ci_adapters/github_actions.py
+++ b/codecov_cli/helpers/ci_adapters/github_actions.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import logging
 import os
 import re
 import subprocess
 
 from codecov_cli.helpers.ci_adapters.base import CIAdapterBase
 
+logger = logging.getLogger("codecovcli")
+
 
 class GithubActionsCIAdapter(CIAdapterBase):
     # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/environment-variables
@@ -17,14 +20,23 @@ def _get_commit_sha(self):
         if not pr:
             return commit
 
-        # actions/checkout should be run with fetch-depth > 1 or set to 0 for this to work
-        completed_subprocess = subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD^@"], capture_output=True
+        merge_commit_regex = "^[a-z0-9]{40} [a-z0-9]{40}$"
+        merge_commit_message = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "show", "--no-patch", "--format=%P"],
+            capture_output=True,
         )
-
-        parents_hash = completed_subprocess.stdout.decode().strip().splitlines()
-        if len(parents_hash) == 2:
-            return parents_hash[1]
+        if re.match(merge_commit_regex, merge_commit_message) is not None:
+            merge_commit = merge_commit_messages.split(" ")[1]
+            logger.info(f"    Fixing merge commit SHA ${commit} -> ${merge_commit}")
+            commit = merge_commit
+        elif merge_commit_message == "":
+            logger.info(
+                "->  Issue detecting commit SHA. Please run actions/checkout with fetch-depth > 1 or set to 0"
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.info(
+                f"    Commit with SHA ${commit} of PR ${pr} is not a merge commit"
+            )
 
         return commit
 
diff --git a/tests/ci_adapters/test_ghactions.py b/tests/ci_adapters/test_ghactions.py
index 5d7efb442..4a5f11fa7 100644
--- a/tests/ci_adapters/test_ghactions.py
+++ b/tests/ci_adapters/test_ghactions.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def test_commit_sha_in_merge_commit_and_parents_hash_len_is_2(self, mocker):
             return_value=fake_subprocess,
         )
 
-        fake_subprocess.stdout = b"aa74b3ff0411086ee37e7a78f1b62984d7759077\n20e1219371dff308fd910b206f47fdf250621abf"
+        fake_subprocess.stdout = b"aa74b3ff0411086ee37e7a78f1b62984d7759077 20e1219371dff308fd910b206f47fdf250621abf"
         assert (
             GithubActionsCIAdapter().get_fallback_value(FallbackFieldEnum.commit_sha)
             == "20e1219371dff308fd910b206f47fdf250621abf"