diff --git a/.github/workflows/conference_auto_respond.yml b/.github/workflows/conference_auto_respond.yml
index 7305c1b..1be8550 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conference_auto_respond.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conference_auto_respond.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
-            const issueNumber = context.payload.issue.number;
+            const issueNumber = context.issue.number;
             const comment = "Thank you for submitting this issue. A member of the triage team will review the information and followup on this request. There is no code action to be taken.";
-
-            await github.issues.createComment({
               ...context.repo,
               issue_number: issueNumber,
               body: comment
@@ -35,10 +33,10 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ github.event.action == 'opened' && startsWith(github.event.issue.title, '[CONFERENCE]') && contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'conference_accepted') }}
         with:
           script: |
-            const issueNumber = context.payload.issue.number;
+            const issueNumber = context.issue.number;
             const comment = "Your conference submission has been accepted. You will shortly see your conference on the website."
 
-            await github.issues.createComment({
+            github.rest.issues.createComment({
               ...context.repo,
               issue_number: issueNumber,
               body: comment