diff --git a/.github/actions/lib/action-context.js b/.github/actions/lib/action-context.js
index 137abec732..5eadd2f200 100644
--- a/.github/actions/lib/action-context.js
+++ b/.github/actions/lib/action-context.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
 
 // Parses the action event payload sets repo and owner to an object from runner environment
 export function getActionContext() {
+  if (!process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PATH) {
+    throw new Error('process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PATH is not set')
+  }
   const context = JSON.parse(readFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PATH, 'utf8'))
   if (context.repository) {
     context.owner = context.repository.owner.login