diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-issue.yml
index da1659f957c..d1b387455e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-issue.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     if: |
       (github.event.issue.state == 'closed' &&
        github.event.issue.state_reason == 'completed' &&
-       contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'user docs'))
+       contains( github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'user docs'))
     uses: dbt-labs/actions/.github/workflows/open-issue-in-repo.yml@main
     with:
         issue_repository: "dbt-labs/docs.getdbt.com"