diff --git a/.github/scripts/plugin-helper-gh-pr-create.sh b/.github/scripts/plugin-helper-gh-pr-create.sh
index ca52da3407..08435f61c9 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/plugin-helper-gh-pr-create.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/plugin-helper-gh-pr-create.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ resp=$(curl -SL \
   "title":"[DO NOT MERGE]: $PLUGIN_REPO Automated plugin update check",
   "body":"Updates $PLUGIN_REPO to verify vault CI. Full log: https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/actions/runs/$RUN_ID",
   "head":"$VAULT_BRANCH",
-  "base":"main",
-  "reviewer": "$reviewers",
+  "base":"main"
 }
 EOF
 )
@@ -41,10 +40,11 @@ vault_pr_url=$(echo "$resp" | jq '.html_url')
 echo "Vault PR number: $vault_pr_url"
 
 # add labels to Vault PR
-gh pr edit $vault_pr_num ---add-label "dependencies,pr/no-changelong,pr/no-milestone" --repo hashicorp/vault
+gh pr edit "$vault_pr_num" --add-label "dependencies,pr/no-changelong,pr/no-milestone" --repo hashicorp/vault
+gh pr edit "$vault_pr_num" --add-reviewer "$reviewers"
 
 # get Plugin PR number
 plugin_pr_num=$(gh pr list --head "$PLUGIN_BRANCH" --json number --repo hashicorp/$PLUGIN_REPO -q '.[0].number')
 
 # make a comment on the plugin repo's PR
-gh pr comment $plugin_pr_num --body "Vault CI check PR: $vault_pr_url" --repo hashicorp/$PLUGIN_REPO
+gh pr comment "$plugin_pr_num" --body "Vault CI check PR: $vault_pr_url" --repo hashicorp/$PLUGIN_REPO