diff --git a/.circleci/merge_base_branch.sh b/.circleci/merge_base_branch.sh
index b2c8c40f4c..4c19fa70d7 100755
--- a/.circleci/merge_base_branch.sh
+++ b/.circleci/merge_base_branch.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Show what we are before
-git show -s
+git --no-pager show -s
 
 # Set up username so it can do a merge
 git config --global user.email bot@matrix.org
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ git fetch -u origin $GITBASE
 git merge --no-edit origin/$GITBASE
 
 # Show what we are after.
-git show -s
+git --no-pager show -s
diff --git a/changelog.d/4291.misc b/changelog.d/4291.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3bfe3dd0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/4291.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Disable pager when running git-show in CI
\ No newline at end of file