diff --git a/.github/workflows/jira-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/jira-issue.yml
index 8e02b396..41f5e1c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jira-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jira-issue.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ jobs:
           extra-data: |
             {
               "fields": {
-                # Assigned teams custom field. IDs includes the two owning teams.
                 "customfield_12751": [
                   {
                     "id": "22223"
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "JIRA action result: ${{ steps.create.outputs.issue-key || 'FAILED' }}"
 
       - name: Add comment
+        if: steps.create.outputs.issue-key
         uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@71345be0265236311c031f5c7866368bd1eff043
         with:
           issue-number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}