diff --git a/pagure/api/fork.py b/pagure/api/fork.py
index 5b1db2c..b028771 100644
--- a/pagure/api/fork.py
+++ b/pagure/api/fork.py
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ def api_pull_request_update(repo, requestid, username=None, namespace=None):
     repo = _get_repo(repo, username, namespace)
 
     _check_pull_request(repo)
-    _check_token(repo)
+    _check_token(repo, project_token=False)
 
     request = _get_request(repo, requestid)
     _check_pull_request_access(request, assignee=True)