diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 45dcdd3..663f1fe 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ func threatRepo(baseBranchRule glob.Glob, client *gitlab.Client, repo *gitlab.Pr
 				fmt.Printf("  pull '%s' can not be merged: %v\n", pullList[0].WebURL, err)
 			} else {
 				fmt.Printf("  pull '%s' got merged successfully\n", pull.WebURL)
+
+				if err, _ := client.Branches.DeleteBranch(repo.ID, baseBranch.Name); err != nil {
+					fmt.Printf("  branch '%s' can not be deleted: %v\n", baseBranch.Name, err)
+				} else {
+					fmt.Printf("  branch '%s' successfully deleted\n", baseBranch.Name)
+				}
 			}
 
 			// since we had a match go to next repo ...