diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-new-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/close-new-issues.yml
index e21c81548bc884..1782f44bc48805 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-new-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-new-issues.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - shell: bash
         env:
-          ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.issue.number }}
+          ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: >
           gh issue close "$ISSUE_NUMBER" --comment "This repository