diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
index d1cd09814..5252e1ef2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       pr_id:
         description: 'Pull Request number'
         required: true
-        default: ''
+        default: 0
   workflow_run:
     workflows: ["BuildAndReleaseMaster"]
     types:
@@ -79,11 +79,10 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           script: |
-            const core = require('@actions/core');
-            const github = require('@actions/github');
-            const pr_id = parseInt(core.getInput('pr_id'));
+            const pr_id = parseInt(${{ github.event.inputs.pr_id }});
+            echo "pr_id is ${{ github.event.inputs.pr_id }}"
             await (async () => {
-              const { data: pr } = await github.pulls.get({
+              const { data: pr } = await github.rest.pulls.get({
                 owner: 'esrlabs',
                 repo: 'chipmunk',
                 pull_number: pr_id,