diff --git a/.github/helpers/github-api/update-issue-and-comment.mjs b/.github/helpers/github-api/update-issue-and-comment.mjs
index 3d806c3fa..da24765b2 100644
--- a/.github/helpers/github-api/update-issue-and-comment.mjs
+++ b/.github/helpers/github-api/update-issue-and-comment.mjs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const STATCODE = {
 };
 
 const checkStatus = (retInfo) => {
-	returnedStatus = retInfo.status;
+	const returnedStatus = retInfo.status;
 
 	if (returnedStatus in STATCODE.Success) {
 		// hit a listed successful code, return good code