diff --git a/src/PostFailedTests.php b/src/PostFailedTests.php
index 2975977..c483f73 100644
--- a/src/PostFailedTests.php
+++ b/src/PostFailedTests.php
@@ -69,26 +69,27 @@ final class PostFailedTests{
         // get any existing issue
         $issue=$this->repo->getIssues(['q' => $name])[0]??null;
 
-        // are there any instructions in comments?
-        $quiet=$silent=false;
-        foreach($issue->getComments() as $comment){
-            if( stripos('@bot quiet',$comment->body)!==false ){
-                $quiet=true;
-                $silent=false;
-            }
-            if( stripos('@bot silent',$comment->body)!==false ){
-                $silent=true;
-                $quiet=true;
-            }
-            if( stripos('@bot normal',$comment->body)!==false ){
-                $silent=false;
-                $quiet=false;
-            }
-        }
-        if($silent){return;}
-
-        // if existing issue, is the error the same?
+        // if existing issue.
         if($issue){
+            // are there any instructions in comments?
+            $quiet=$silent=false;
+            foreach($issue->getComments() as $comment){
+                if( stripos('@bot quiet',$comment->body)!==false ){
+                    $quiet=true;
+                    $silent=false;
+                }
+                if( stripos('@bot silent',$comment->body)!==false ){
+                    $silent=true;
+                    $quiet=true;
+                }
+                if( stripos('@bot normal',$comment->body)!==false ){
+                    $silent=false;
+                    $quiet=false;
+                }
+            }
+            if($silent){return;}
+
+            //is the error the same?
             if( $this->doesMessageMatch($issue->body,$message,$att) ){
                 if($quiet){return;}
                 $issue->addComment("Failed again. Same errors as [above]($issue->html_url#issue-{$issue->id})");