diff --git a/.github/workflows/assign-to-project.yml b/.github/workflows/assign-to-project.yml
index a653c21..839424a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/assign-to-project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/assign-to-project.yml
@@ -82,11 +82,17 @@ jobs:
             console.log('determine content type...')
             const event_name = context.eventName
             var content_type = null
+            var item_number = null
+            var item_id = null
             if (event_name === 'issues') {
                 content_type = 'Issue'
+                item_number = context.issue.number
+                item_id = context.issue.id
             }
             if (event_name === 'pull_request_target') {
                 content_type = 'PullRequest'
+                item_number = context.pull_request.number
+                item_id = context.pull_request.id
             }
             if (!content_type) {
                 core.setFailed(`Unexpected event name "${event_name}".`)
@@ -99,13 +105,10 @@ jobs:
             // get the item
             console.log('get the item...')
             console.log(context)
-            console.log(context.issue)
-            console.log(context.pull_request)
-            console.log(context.issue())
             const item = await github.issues.get({
                 owner: context.repo.owner,
                 repo: context.repo.repo,
-                issue_number: context.issue.number
+                issue_number: item_number
             })
             if (!item) {
                 core.setFailed(`Failed to get issue ${context.issue.number}.`)
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ jobs:
             }
             else {                
                 console.log(`${content_type} #${context.issue.number} id: ${item.data.id}.`)
+                console.log(`was: ${item_id} and match?!`)
             }
                         
             console.log('create the card...')
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
             await github.projects.createCard({
                 column_id: column.id,
                 //note:,
-                content_id: item.data.id,
+                content_id: item_id,
                 content_type: content_type
             })
             console.log('created')