diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-freeze.yml b/.github/workflows/code-freeze.yml
index e3e528c..9d6d4cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-freeze.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-freeze.yml
@@ -20,13 +20,24 @@ jobs:
     - name: Fetch PR data and check if merge allowed
       if: env.FROZEN == 'true'
       env:
-        PR_TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
-        BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        GITHUB_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+        GITHUB_PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
       run: |
+        PR_DATA=$(curl -s \
+          -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+          "https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_REPO/pulls/$GITHUB_PR_NUMBER)"
+        BRANCH_NAME=$(echo $PR_DATA | jq .head.ref -r)
+        PR_TITLE=$(echo $PR_DATA | jq .title -r)
+
+        echo $BRANCH_NAME
+        echo $PR_TITLE
+
         # if it's not a critical fix
-        if ! [[ "$PR_TITLE" == fix(critical):* ]]; then
+        if ! [[ "$PR_TITLE" == fix\(critical\):* ]]; then
           # and there's an unfrozen prefix
-          if [[ -n "${UNFROZEN_PREFIX:-}" ]]; then
+          if ! [[ -z $UNFROZEN_PREFIX ]]; then
             # check if the branch matches unfrozen prefix
             if [[ "$BRANCH_NAME" != $UNFROZEN_PREFIX* ]]; then
               echo "Error: You can only merge from branches that start with '$UNFROZEN_PREFIX', or PRs titled with prefix 'fix(critical): '."
@@ -37,4 +48,4 @@ jobs:
             echo "Error: You can only merge PRs titled with prefix 'fix(critical): '."
             exit 1
           fi
-        fi
\ No newline at end of file
+        fi