diff --git a/.github/workflows/bloat_check.yaml b/.github/workflows/bloat_check.yaml
index 99d279c20970c6..01f041cdd0a506 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bloat_check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bloat_check.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   action: actions/checkout@v3
                   with: |
-                      submodules: true
                       token: ${{ github.token }}
                   attempt_limit: 3
                   attempt_delay: 2000
diff --git a/scripts/tools/memory/gh_report.py b/scripts/tools/memory/gh_report.py
index c35c3e53840be4..ddaa23a45e79ba 100755
--- a/scripts/tools/memory/gh_report.py
+++ b/scripts/tools/memory/gh_report.py
@@ -375,8 +375,10 @@ def merge(df: pd.DataFrame, comment) -> pd.DataFrame:
                     cols, rows = memdf.util.markdown.read_hierified(body)
                     break
         logging.debug('REC: read %d rows', len(rows))
+        attrs = df.attrs
         df = pd.concat([df, pd.DataFrame(data=rows, columns=cols).astype(df.dtypes)],
                        ignore_index=True)
+        df.attrs = attrs
         return df.sort_values(
             by=['platform', 'target', 'config', 'section']).drop_duplicates()