diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/auto-archive-on-merge/archive-if-safe.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/auto-archive-on-merge/archive-if-safe.test.ts
index 789326195..6531cde4a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/auto-archive-on-merge/archive-if-safe.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/auto-archive-on-merge/archive-if-safe.test.ts
@@ -233,15 +233,15 @@ describe("archiveIfSafe", () => {
     expect(harness.deps.archivePaseoWorktree).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  test("does nothing when the upstream status is unknown", async () => {
+  test("archives when the PR is merged and the upstream branch was deleted", async () => {
     const harness = createHarness({
-      getSnapshot: async () => createSnapshot({ git: { aheadOfOrigin: null } }),
+      getSnapshot: async () =>
+        createSnapshot({ git: { aheadOfOrigin: null, behindOfOrigin: null } }),
     });
 
     await runArchiveIfSafe(harness);
 
-    expect(harness.deps.isPaseoOwnedWorktreeCwd).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(harness.deps.archivePaseoWorktree).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(harness.deps.archivePaseoWorktree).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
   test("does nothing when the cwd is not a Paseo-owned worktree", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/auto-archive-on-merge/archive-if-safe.ts b/packages/server/src/server/auto-archive-on-merge/archive-if-safe.ts
index d98ceaa86..7831a733e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/auto-archive-on-merge/archive-if-safe.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/auto-archive-on-merge/archive-if-safe.ts
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ export async function archiveIfSafe(input: {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (snapshot.git.isDirty === true || snapshot.git.aheadOfOrigin === null) {
+    if (snapshot.git.isDirty === true) {
       return;
     }
-    if (snapshot.git.aheadOfOrigin > 0) {
+    if (typeof snapshot.git.aheadOfOrigin === "number" && snapshot.git.aheadOfOrigin > 0) {
       return;
     }