Don't check merge base branch

nixprstatus/pr.py

@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ def pr_merge_status(
 
     results = {}
 
+    # Check if base branch is in our list, if it is
+    # no need to call commit_in_branch
+    merge_base_branch = pr_data.get("base", {}).get("ref")
+    if merge_base_branch in branches:
+        results[merge_base_branch] = True
+        branches.remove(merge_base_branch)
+
     for branch in branches:
         in_branch = commit_in_branch(commit_sha, branch)
         results[branch] = in_branch