diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport-prs.yml b/.github/workflows/backport-prs.yml
index 4f29843..fcaf0b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport-prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport-prs.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ jobs:
                 'X-GitHub-Api-Version': '2022-11-28'
               }
             });
-            core.info(`Search results: ${searchResults}`)
             if (searchResults.data.total_count === 0) {
               core.info(`No 'internal/main' issue found for PR #${pr.number}. Exiting.`);
               return;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index 9bf76a9..79469a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -19,13 +19,7 @@ jobs:
             const repo = context.repo.repo;
             const owner = context.repo.owner;
 
-            // Get terraform-maintainers team
-            const { data: teamMembers } = await github.rest.teams.listMembersInOrg({
-              org: "rancher",
-              team_slug: "terraform-maintainers"
-            });
-            const newAssignees = teamMembers.map(member => member.login);
-
+            // Note: can't get terraform-maintainers team, the default token can't access org level objects
             // Create the sub-issue
             const newIssue = await github.rest.issues.create({
               owner: owner,
@@ -33,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
               title: "Backport #" + parentIssueNumber + " to release/v0",
               body:  "Backport #" + parentIssueNumber + " to release/v0",
               labels: ['release/v0'],
-              assignees: newAssignees // assign terraform-maintainers to sub-issue
+              assignees: ['matttrach']
             });
 
             const subIssueId = newIssue.data.id;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/main-issue.yml
index 12c0d0a..701b50c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-issue.yml
@@ -24,13 +24,7 @@ jobs:
               const versionLabel = releaseLabel.name.replace('release/', 'version/');
               newLabels.push(versionLabel);
             }
-            // Get terraform-maintainers team
-            const { data: teamMembers } = await github.rest.teams.listMembersInOrg({
-              org: "rancher",
-              team_slug: "terraform-maintainers"
-            });
-            const newAssignees = teamMembers.map(member => member.login);
-
+            // Note: can't get terraform-maintainers team, the default token can't access org level objects
             // Create the main issue
             // https://docs.github.com/en/rest/issues/issues?apiVersion=2022-11-28#create-an-issue
             // Note: issues can't have teams assigned to them
@@ -43,5 +37,5 @@ jobs:
                 "Please add comments for user issues which this issue addresses. \n\n" +
                 "Description copied from PR: \n" + pr.body,
               labels: newLabels,
-              assignees: newAssignees // assign terraform-maintainers to issue
+              assignees: ['matttrach']
             });