diff --git a/pkg/git_provider/github.go b/pkg/git_provider/github.go
index c0ac610a..323309f1 100644
--- a/pkg/git_provider/github.go
+++ b/pkg/git_provider/github.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func (c *GithubClientImpl) HandlePayload(request *http.Request, secret []byte) (
 			PullRequestTitle: e.GetPullRequest().GetTitle(),
 			PullRequestURL:   e.GetPullRequest().GetHTMLURL(),
 			DestBranch:       e.GetPullRequest().GetBase().GetRef(),
-			Labels:           e.GetPullRequest().Labels,
+			Labels:           c.extractLabelNames(e.GetPullRequest().Labels),
 		}
 	case *github.CreateEvent:
 		webhookPayload = &WebhookPayload{
@@ -297,3 +297,11 @@ func (c *GithubClientImpl) SetStatus(ctx *context.Context, repo *string, commit
 	log.Printf("successfully set status on repo:%s commit: %s to status: %s\n", *repo, *commit, *status)
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (c *GithubClientImpl) extractLabelNames(labels []*github.Label) []string {
+	var returnLabelsList []string
+	for _, label := range labels {
+		returnLabelsList = append(returnLabelsList, *label.Name)
+	}
+	return returnLabelsList
+}
diff --git a/pkg/git_provider/types.go b/pkg/git_provider/types.go
index 2ef0c734..db3f055b 100644
--- a/pkg/git_provider/types.go
+++ b/pkg/git_provider/types.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package git_provider
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/google/go-github/v52/github"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
@@ -12,17 +11,17 @@ type CommitFile struct {
 }
 
 type WebhookPayload struct {
-	Event            string          `json:"event"`
-	Action           string          `json:"action"`
-	Repo             string          `json:"repoName"`
-	Branch           string          `json:"branch"`
-	Commit           string          `json:"commit"`
-	User             string          `json:"user"`
-	UserEmail        string          `json:"user_email"`
-	PullRequestURL   string          `json:"pull_request_url"`
-	PullRequestTitle string          `json:"pull_request_title"`
-	DestBranch       string          `json:"dest_branch"`
-	Labels           []*github.Label `json:"Labels"`
+	Event            string   `json:"event"`
+	Action           string   `json:"action"`
+	Repo             string   `json:"repoName"`
+	Branch           string   `json:"branch"`
+	Commit           string   `json:"commit"`
+	User             string   `json:"user"`
+	UserEmail        string   `json:"user_email"`
+	PullRequestURL   string   `json:"pull_request_url"`
+	PullRequestTitle string   `json:"pull_request_title"`
+	DestBranch       string   `json:"dest_branch"`
+	Labels           []string `json:"Labels"`
 }
 
 type Client interface {
diff --git a/pkg/workflow_handler/workflows.go b/pkg/workflow_handler/workflows.go
index caf9f59a..ac9b08fc 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow_handler/workflows.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow_handler/workflows.go
@@ -174,11 +174,6 @@ func (wfc *WorkflowsClientImpl) HandleWorkflowBatch(ctx *context.Context, workfl
 		}
 	}
 
-	var prLabels []string
-	for _, label := range workflowsBatch.Payload.Labels {
-		prLabels = append(prLabels, label.GetName())
-	}
-
 	globalParams := []v1alpha1.Parameter{
 		{Name: "event", Value: v1alpha1.AnyStringPtr(workflowsBatch.Payload.Event)},
 		{Name: "action", Value: v1alpha1.AnyStringPtr(workflowsBatch.Payload.Action)},
@@ -190,7 +185,7 @@ func (wfc *WorkflowsClientImpl) HandleWorkflowBatch(ctx *context.Context, workfl
 		{Name: "pull_request_url", Value: v1alpha1.AnyStringPtr(workflowsBatch.Payload.PullRequestURL)},
 		{Name: "pull_request_title", Value: v1alpha1.AnyStringPtr(workflowsBatch.Payload.PullRequestTitle)},
 		{Name: "dest_branch", Value: v1alpha1.AnyStringPtr(workflowsBatch.Payload.DestBranch)},
-		{Name: "pull_request_labels", Value: v1alpha1.AnyStringPtr(strings.Join(prLabels, ","))},
+		{Name: "pull_request_labels", Value: v1alpha1.AnyStringPtr(strings.Join(workflowsBatch.Payload.Labels, ","))},
 	}
 
 	params = append(params, globalParams...)