diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-auto-assign.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-auto-assign.yml
index 766063cc90e..dcf1c4a54b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-auto-assign.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-auto-assign.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
             const assigneeCount = 1;
 
             // Do not automatically assign users if someone was already assigned or it was opened by a maintainer
-            if (context.payload.issue.assignees.length > 0 || assignees.includes(context.payload.issue.user.login)) {
+            if (context.payload.issue.assignees.length > 0 || assignees.includes(context.actor)) {
               return;
             }
             const crypto = require("node:crypto");