diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 1ff1b33d8c..5d4ba30527 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ steps:
 - name: changelog
   image: golang:1.13
   commands:
+    - make release-deps && /go/bin/calens
     - make check-changelog-drone PR=$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST
   environment:
     GITHUB_API_TOKEN:
diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/calens-check-ci.md b/changelog/unreleased/calens-check-ci.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8776ab6569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/calens-check-ci.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Enhancement: Add calens check to verify changelog entries in CI
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/1077
diff --git a/tools/check-changelog/main.go b/tools/check-changelog/main.go
index 2c9ce582a2..45892119cf 100644
--- a/tools/check-changelog/main.go
+++ b/tools/check-changelog/main.go
@@ -62,10 +62,8 @@ func main() {
 	prID := flag.Int("pr", 0, "the ID of the PR")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	if *prID > 0 {
-		if skipPR(*prID) {
-			return
-		}
+	if *prID > 0 && skipPR(*prID) {
+		return
 	}
 
 	branch := "master"