diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-featurebranch.yml b/.github/workflows/close-featurebranch.yml
index 0ec3b43598..5f232b2f26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-featurebranch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-featurebranch.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: passeidireto/trigger-external-workflow-action@main
         env:
           PAYLOAD_BRANCH: ${{ github.head_ref }}
-          PAYLOAD_PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.ref }}
+          PAYLOAD_PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
         with:
           repository: budibase/budibase-deploys
           event: featurebranch-qa-close