diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index c9c0b4d..6aa26f2 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "Defines if the workflow pushes the changes automatically"
     default: "true"
     required: false
+  auto_write_check:
+    description: "Specifies whether the workflow will verify the repository's write access privilege for the token before executing"
+    default: "true"
+    required: false
 
 runs:
   using: node16
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 59d544a..2a90771 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ const committerEmail = core.getInput('committer_email');
 const commitMessage = core.getInput('commit_message');
 const autoPush = (core.getInput('auto_push') === 'true');
 const timeElapsed = parseInt(core.getInput('time_elapsed'));
+const autoWriteCheck = (core.getInput('auto_write_check') === 'true');
 
 // Using the lib
-KeepAliveWorkflow(githubToken, committerUsername, committerEmail, commitMessage, timeElapsed, autoPush)
+KeepAliveWorkflow(githubToken, committerUsername, committerEmail, commitMessage, timeElapsed, autoPush, autoWriteCheck)
   .then((message) => {
     core.info(message);
     process.exit(0);
diff --git a/library.js b/library.js
index f4252ba..4fcfe8d 100644
--- a/library.js
+++ b/library.js
@@ -8,11 +8,19 @@ const {execute} = require('./util');
  * @param {string} commitMessage - Commit message while doing dummy commit
  * @param {number} timeElapsed - Time elapsed from the last commit to trigger a new automated commit (in days). Default: 50
  * @param {boolean} autoPush - Boolean flag to define if the library should automatically push the changes. Default: false
+ * @param {boolean} autoWriteCheck - Enables automatic checking of the token for branch protection rules
  * @return {Promise<string> | Promise<Object>} - Promise with success message or failure object
  */
-const KeepAliveWorkflow = async (githubToken, committerUsername, committerEmail, commitMessage, timeElapsed = 50, autoPush = false) => {
+const KeepAliveWorkflow = async (githubToken, committerUsername, committerEmail, commitMessage, timeElapsed = 50, autoPush = false, autoWriteCheck = false) => {
   return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
     try {
+      // Write detection
+      if (autoWriteCheck) {
+        // Protected branches
+        if (process.env.GITHUB_REF_PROTECTED === 'true') {
+          reject(`Looks like the branch is write protected. You need to disable that for this to work: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches`)
+        }
+      }
       // Calculating the last commit date
       const {outputData} = await execute('git', ['--no-pager', 'log', '-1', '--format=%ct'],
         {encoding: 'utf8', stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe']});