diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-issue.yml
index 80d0e6dc..be1dc095 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-issue.yml
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ jobs:
     # generating the comment before the other runs.  This lives here instead of the shared workflow because this is where we
     # decide if it should run or not.
     if: |
-      (github.event.issue.state == 'closed' &&
-       github.event.issue.state_reason == 'completed' &&
-       contains( github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'user docs'))
+      (github.event.issue.state == 'closed' && github.event.issue.state_reason == 'completed') && (
+      (github.event.action == 'closed' && contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'user docs')))
     uses: dbt-labs/actions/.github/workflows/open-issue-in-repo.yml@main
     with:
         issue_repository: "dbt-labs/docs.getdbt.com"
         issue_title: "Docs Changes Needed from ${{ github.event.repository.name }} Issue #${{ github.event.issue.number }}"
         issue_body: "At a minimum, update body to include a link to the page on docs.getdbt.com requiring updates and what part(s) of the page you would like to see updated."
-    secrets: inherit
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+    secrets: inherit
+    
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