diff --git a/.github/workflows/tf_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tf_tests.yml
index 1728d81e..ba94f06d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tf_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tf_tests.yml
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ jobs:
           cli_uses: ${{ matrix.cli_uses }}
           command_input: ${{ format('-tf={0} -chdir={1}', github.event.action != 'closed' && 'plan' || 'apply', matrix.test) }}
           cache_plugins: false
-          recreate_comment: true
 
       - name: Echo TF
         run: |
           echo "command: ${{ steps.tf.outputs.command }}"
+          echo "comment_id: ${{ steps.tf.outputs.comment_id }}"
           echo "plan_id: ${{ steps.tf.outputs.plan_id }}"
           echo "tf_fmt: ${{ steps.tf.outputs.tf_fmt }}"
           echo "tf_output: ${{ steps.tf.outputs.tf_output }}"
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f9bd7158..1affeb17 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ runs:
         tf_plan_id: ${{ steps.arguments.outputs.tf_plan_id }}
       with:
         retries: 3
-        script: await require(`${process.env.GITHUB_ACTION_PATH}/scripts/comment_tf_output.js`)({ github, context });
+        script: await require(`${process.env.GITHUB_ACTION_PATH}/scripts/comment_tf_output.js`)({ github, context, core });
 
     # Remove PR comment reaction to indicate that the workflow has ended.
     - name: Remove reaction
diff --git a/scripts/comment_tf_output.js b/scripts/comment_tf_output.js
index 976e4d95..d3ad3b10 100644
--- a/scripts/comment_tf_output.js
+++ b/scripts/comment_tf_output.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module.exports = async ({ github, context }) => {
+module.exports = async ({ github, context, core }) => {
   // Display latest TF change summary as the output header.
   const comment_summary = process.env.tf_output
     .split("\n")
@@ -68,28 +68,29 @@ ${process.env.tf_output}
   // reflect the latest TF output, otherwise create a new comment by default.
   // If recreate_comment is true, then delete the existing comment
   // before creating a new one.
-  let pr_comment;
   if (bot_comment) {
     if (process.env.recreate_comment === "true") {
       await github.rest.issues.deleteComment({
         ...comment_parameters,
         comment_id: bot_comment.id,
       });
-      pr_comment = await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+      const { data: pr_comment } = await github.rest.issues.createComment({
         ...comment_parameters,
         issue_number: context.issue.number,
       });
+      core.setOutput("id", pr_comment.id);
     } else {
-      pr_comment = await github.rest.issues.updateComment({
+      const { data: pr_comment } = await github.rest.issues.updateComment({
         ...comment_parameters,
         comment_id: bot_comment.id,
       });
+      core.setOutput("id", pr_comment.id);
     }
   } else {
-    pr_comment = await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+    const { data: pr_comment } = await github.rest.issues.createComment({
       ...comment_parameters,
       issue_number: context.issue.number,
     });
+    core.setOutput("id", pr_comment.id);
   }
-  core.setOutput("id", pr_comment.id);
 };