diff --git a/.github/workflows/blocked-prs.yml b/.github/workflows/blocked-prs.yml
index a8b2a3fe6..3ebe9f5cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/blocked-prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/blocked-prs.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
                 "prNumber": .number,
                 "prHeadSha": .head.sha,
                 "prHeadLabel": .head.label,
-                "prBody": .body,
+                "prBody": .body // "",
                 "prLabels": (reduce .labels[].name as $l ([]; . + [$l]))
               }
             ' <<< "$PR_JSON")"
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
                       "type": $type,
                       "number": .number,
                       "merged": .merged,
-                      "state": if .state == "open" then "Open" elif .merged then "Merged" else "Closed" end,
+                      "state": (if .state == "open" then "Open" elif .merged then "Merged" else "Closed" end),
                       "labels": (reduce .labels[].name as $l ([]; . + [$l])), 
                       "basePrUrl": .html_url,
                       "baseRepoName": .head.repo.name,