diff --git a/.github/workflows/dashboards-issue-add-label.yml b/.github/workflows/dashboards-issue-add-label.yml
index c1c1d8fd56c..64d349f2400 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dashboards-issue-add-label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dashboards-issue-add-label.yml
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # shellcheck disable=SC2016 # we don't want the $s to be expanded
           gh api graphql -f query='
-            query($org: String!, $repo: String!) {
+            query($org: String!, $repo: String!, $issueNumber: Int!) {
               repository(name: $repo, owner: $org) {
-                issue (number: $ISSUE_NUMBER) {
+                issue (number: $issueNumber) {
                   id
                   projectItems(first:20) {
                     nodes {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
                   }
                 }
               }
-            }' -f org="$ORGANIZATION" -f repo="$REPO" > projects_data.json
+            }' -f org="$ORGANIZATION" -f repo="$REPO" -f issueNumber="$ISSUE_NUMBER" > projects_data.json
 
             {
               echo "IN_TARGET_PROJ=$(jq '.data.repository.issue.projectItems.nodes[] | select(.project.number=='"$TARGET_PROJECT"') | .project != null' projects_data.json)"