diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d9c39279..948b1f69 100755
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ inputs:
     description: |-
       The Github token to be used. This is optional because if it's not provided the bot will use a token from a brand new account not associated with any repositories and the key is gone
     required: false
+  PR_NUMBER:
+    description: The Pull Request number
+    required: false
   CORE_EDITORS:
     description: a list of editors in the following format "@github_username,@..." to be mentioned for core eip changes
     required: true
diff --git a/src/infra/github.ts b/src/infra/github.ts
index c4a3ff42..348cb9f8 100755
--- a/src/infra/github.ts
+++ b/src/infra/github.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const getEventName = () => {
 };
 
 const getPullNumber = () => {
-  return context.payload?.pull_request?.number;
+  return context.payload?.pull_request?.number || Number(process.env.PR_NUMBER);
 };
 
 const getPullRequestFromNumber = (pullNumber: number) => {