diff --git a/.github/actions/add_pr_to_smackore_board/action.yml b/.github/actions/add_pr_to_smackore_board/action.yml
index e093f3d92..a1c63ea6b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/add_pr_to_smackore_board/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/add_pr_to_smackore_board/action.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ runs:
       run: | 
           # currently this may cause github action crash, more info here: https://github.com/membraneframework/membrane_core/issues/749
           
-          # this debug varible is set only for troubleshooting, remove this later
-          export GH_DEBUG=api
-
           export PROJECT_NUMBER=19
           export PROJECT_ID=PVT_kwDOAYE_z84AWEIB
           export STATUS_FIELD_ID=PVTSSF_lADOAYE_z84AWEIBzgOGd1k
diff --git a/scripts/python/get_author_origin.py b/scripts/python/get_author_origin.py
index 7a6e7804a..7d237b560 100644
--- a/scripts/python/get_author_origin.py
+++ b/scripts/python/get_author_origin.py
@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@
 
   print("COMMUNITY")
 except:
-    print("An exception occurred, provided JSON:")
-    print(membrane_team)
-    print("provided PR_AUTHOR:", pr_author)
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+    print("An exception occurred in get_author_origin.py, provided JSON: ", membrane_team)
+    print("Provided PR_AUTHOR: ", pr_author)
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diff --git a/scripts/python/get_ticket_id.py b/scripts/python/get_ticket_id.py
index d0eb92104..416f6fdb1 100644
--- a/scripts/python/get_ticket_id.py
+++ b/scripts/python/get_ticket_id.py
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 import sys, json;
 
 full_json = json.load(sys.stdin)
+
 pr_url = sys.argv[1]
 
-try:
-    project_items = full_json["items"]
-    [id] = [item["id"] for item in project_items if ("url" in item["content"] and item["content"]["url"] == pr_url)]
-    print(id)
-except:
-    print("An exception occurred, provided JSON:")
-    print(full_json)
-    print("provided PR_URL:", pr_url)
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+project_items = full_json["items"]
+
+item_id = None
+for item in project_items:
+    if "content" in item and "url" in item["content"]:
+        if item["content"]["url"] == pr_url:
+            item_id = item["id"]
+            break
+
+if item_id == None:
+    print("Error occurred in get_ticket.py: item_id == None, provided JSON[project_items]: ", project_items)
+    sys.exit(1)
+else:
+    print(item_id)
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