diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-discussion.yaml b/.github/workflows/close-discussion.yaml
index cbb0e34c71..2d86344523 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-discussion.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-discussion.yaml
@@ -22,8 +22,16 @@ jobs:
 
           discussion_ids_arr=()
           cat pr_body.txt | grep -i -Po '^\s*(-|\d+\.)?\s*(Resolve(s|d)?)\s*#\d+\s*$|^\s*(-|\d+\.)?\s*(Fix(es|ed)?)\s*#\d+\s*$|^\s*(-|\d+\.)?\s*(Close(s|d)?)\s*#\d+\s*$' | awk -F '#' '{print $2}' > discussion_ids_list.txt
-          while read -r line; do discussion_ids_arr+=("$line"); done < discussion_ids_list.txt
+          if [ -s discussion_ids_list.txt ]; then
+            while read -r line; do discussion_ids_arr+=("$line"); done < discussion_ids_list.txt
+          else
+            echo "Found no IDs for discussions, or any linked item, quitting..."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
           number_of_ids=${#discussion_ids_arr[@]}
+
+          # Print some debug info
           echo "Number of IDs: ${number_of_id}"
           echo "IDs Array:     ${discussion_ids_arr[@]}"
           echo "IDs List:"
@@ -31,7 +39,6 @@ jobs:
 
           for (( i=0; i<${number_of_ids}; i++ )); do
             discussion_id=${discussion_ids_arr[$i]}
-            echo "$discussion_id"
             curl -X PATCH -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
                  -d '{"state": "closed"}' \
                  "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/discussions/$discussion_id"