diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-handler.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-handler.yml
index 80fca7f3..8cf45c1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-handler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-handler.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # cleans up our issues based on tags applied
 
 name: issue
-run-name: "closing: ${{ github.event.issue.title }}"
+run-name: "handling #${{ github.event.issue.number }}: ${{ github.event.issue.title }}"
 
 on:
   issues:
@@ -12,18 +12,22 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       issues: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event.label.name == 'old-version' || github.event.label.name == 'gha-issue'
     steps:
       - name: Close reason
         id: close-reason
         run: |
-          if test "${{ github.event.label.name }}" = "old-version"; then
+          case "${{ github.event.label.name }}" in
+          "old-version")
             echo "reason=not_planned" >>$GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
+            ;;
+          "gha-issue")
+          "404")
             echo "reason=completed" >>$GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
+            ;;
+          esac
       - name: Close issue
         uses: actions-cool/issues-helper@v3
+        if: steps.close-reason.outputs.reason != ''
         with:
           actions: close-issue
           token: ${{ github.token }}