diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-community-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/label-community-pr.yml
index 39f543ebc902..6b47494a170c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label-community-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-community-pr.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ jobs:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           set +e
-          gh api orgs/Kong/members --paginate -q '.[].login'
+          gh api orgs/Kong/members --paginate -q '.[].login' | grep -q '^${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}$'
           echo "exitcode=$?" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          cat $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Add Label if Author is not a member
         if: steps.check_membership.outputs.exitcode == '1'
         uses: christianvuerings/add-labels@v1