diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-issue-validator.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-issue-validator.yaml
index 4922dcf..a4794c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-issue-validator.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-issue-validator.yaml
@@ -7,18 +7,7 @@ on:
       - synchronize
       - edited
       - reopened
-    branches:    
-      - 'main'
-      - 'release-**'
-      - 'master'
-    # paths-ignore:
-    #   - 'docs/**'
-    #   - '.github/'
-    #   - 'CHANGELOG/'
-    #   - 'charts/'
-    #   - 'manifests/'
-    #   - 'sample-docker-templates/'
-  
+
 jobs:
   validate-PR-issue:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -29,27 +18,22 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Validate Issue Reference
       env:
-        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
         PR_BODY: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
         url: ${{ github.event.pull_request.url }}
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         PRNUM: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
         TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
       run: |
-        set -x
+        set -e
         if [[ "$TITLE" == *"doc:"* || "$TITLE" == *"docs:"* || "$TITLE" == *"chore:"* ]]; then
           echo "Skipping validation as this is a PR for documentation or chore."
-          gh pr edit $PRNUM --remove-label "PR:Issue-verification-failed"
-          gh pr edit $PRNUM --add-label "PR:Ready-to-Review"
+          gh pr edit $PRNUM --remove-label "PR: Issue-verification-failed"
+          gh pr edit $PRNUM --remove-label "PR:Ready-to-Review"
           exit 0
         fi
         pattern="((Fixes|Resolves) #[0-9]+)"
-        
-        echo "pattern = \n$pattern"
-        
         # Get the pull request body
         PR_BODY=$(jq -r '.pull_request.body' $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)
-        
-        echo "pr_body = \n$PR_BODY"
 
         issue_num=$(echo "$PR_BODY" | grep -o -P "$pattern" | head -n1 | grep -o -E "[0-9]+")
         if [[ -z "$issue_num" ]]; then
@@ -76,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ $(echo "$text" | jq -r '.state') == "open" ]]; then
             echo "Issue #$issue_num is open"
             echo "Issue reference found in the pull request body."
-            gh pr edit $PRNUM --remove-label "PR:Issue-verification-failed"
+            gh pr edit $PRNUM --remove-label "PR: Issue-verification-failed"
             gh pr edit $PRNUM --add-label "PR:Ready-to-Review"
             exit 0
           else
@@ -87,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "Invalid Response Code obtained - error code: $response_code"
             echo "No valid issue reference found in the pull request body."
             gh pr comment $PRNUM --body "PR is not linked to any issue, please make the corresponding changes in the body."
-            gh pr edit $PRNUM --add-label "PR:Issue-verification-failed"
+            gh pr edit $PRNUM --add-label "PR: Issue-verification-failed"
             gh pr edit $PRNUM --remove-label "PR:Ready-to-Review"
             exit 1
         fi