diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildkite.yml b/.github/workflows/buildkite.yml
index fd14f842d..3cd4df2db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildkite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildkite.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ jobs:
           BUILDKITE_API_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.buildkite_api_access_token }}
           PIPELINE: "forem/build-containers"
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PULL_REQUEST_ID: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
diff --git a/scripts/create_buildkite_pr_build.sh b/scripts/create_buildkite_pr_build.sh
index 810a54b54..1cf99f1b2 100755
--- a/scripts/create_buildkite_pr_build.sh
+++ b/scripts/create_buildkite_pr_build.sh
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ if [[ -z "$GITHUB_TOKEN" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Get the pull request ID
-PULL_REQUEST_ID=${{ github.event.issue.number }}
-
+# Check if PULL_REQUEST_ID is empty or null and try to set it
 if [[ -z "${PULL_REQUEST_ID}" || "${PULL_REQUEST_ID}" == "null" ]]; then
-  PULL_REQUEST_ID=${{ github.event.number }}
+  PULL_REQUEST_ID=$(jq -r .event.issue.number "${GITHUB_EVENT_PATH}")
+elif [[ -z "${PULL_REQUEST_ID}" || "${PULL_REQUEST_ID}" == "null" ]]; then
+  PULL_REQUEST_ID=$(jq -r .event.number "${GITHUB_EVENT_PATH}")
 elif [[ -z "${PULL_REQUEST_ID}" || "${PULL_REQUEST_ID}" == "null" ]]; then
   echo "Failed to determine PR Number."
   exit 1