diff --git a/src/handlers/assign/auto.ts b/src/handlers/assign/auto.ts
index c4716ac99..be9516e4d 100644
--- a/src/handlers/assign/auto.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/assign/auto.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ export const checkPullRequests = async () => {
       pull_number: pull.number,
     });
 
-    if (!linkedIssues) continue;
-
     for (const linkedIssue of linkedIssues) {
       // if pullRequestLinked is empty, continue
       if (linkedIssue == "" || !pull.user || !linkedIssue) {
@@ -34,9 +32,9 @@ export const checkPullRequests = async () => {
 
       const connectedPull = await getPullByNumber(context, pull.number);
 
-      // Newly created PULL (draft or direct) pull does have same `created_at` and `updated_at`.
+      // The new PR, whether it's in draft or in direct form, it has identical `created_at` and `updated_at` timestamps.
       if (connectedPull?.created_at !== connectedPull?.updated_at) {
-        logger.debug("It's an updated Pull Request, reverting");
+        logger.debug("Skipping because it's not a new PR");
         continue;
       }
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/parser.ts b/src/helpers/parser.ts
index 71993d7aa..e49eae9d7 100644
--- a/src/helpers/parser.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/parser.ts
@@ -19,17 +19,14 @@ export interface LinkedPR {
 
 export const gitLinkedIssueParser = async ({ owner, repo, pull_number }: GitParser) => {
   const logger = getLogger();
+  const linkedIssueUrls = [];
   try {
     const { data } = await axios.get(`https://github.com/${owner}/${repo}/pull/${pull_number}`);
     const dom = parse(data);
     const devForm = dom.querySelector("[data-target='create-branch.developmentForm']") as HTMLElement;
     const linkedIssues = devForm.querySelectorAll(".my-1");
 
-    if (linkedIssues.length === 0) {
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    const linkedIssueUrls = [];
+    if (linkedIssues.length === 0) return [];
 
     for (const linkedIssue of linkedIssues) {
       const issueUrl = linkedIssue.querySelector("a")?.attrs?.href;
@@ -49,11 +46,11 @@ export const gitLinkedIssueParser = async ({ owner, repo, pull_number }: GitPars
 
       linkedIssueUrls.push(issueUrl);
     }
-    return linkedIssueUrls;
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(`${JSON.stringify(error)}`);
-    return null;
   }
+
+  return linkedIssueUrls;
 };
 
 export const gitLinkedPrParser = async ({ owner, repo, issue_number }: GitParser): Promise<LinkedPR[]> => {