diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 47f6c06f10d90..8e10c3d045820 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ queue_rules:
       - -closed
       - "#approved-reviews-by>=1"
       - -approved-reviews-by~=author
+      # This is important! It makes the PR Linter work.
       - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
       - status-success~=AWS CodeBuild us-east-1
       - status-success=validate-pr
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ queue_rules:
       - -closed
       - "#approved-reviews-by>=1"
       - -approved-reviews-by~=author
+      # This is important! It makes the PR Linter work.
       - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
       - status-success~=AWS CodeBuild us-east-1
       - status-success=validate-pr
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
       - author!=dependabot-preview[bot]
       - "#approved-reviews-by>=1"
       - -approved-reviews-by~=author
+      # This is important! It makes the PR Linter work.
       - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
       - status-success~=AWS CodeBuild us-east-1
       - status-success=validate-pr
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
       - author!=dependabot-preview[bot]
       - "#approved-reviews-by>=2"
       - -approved-reviews-by~=author
+      # This is important! It makes the PR Linter work.
       - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
       - status-success~=AWS CodeBuild us-east-1
       - status-success=validate-pr
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
       - author!=dependabot-preview[bot]
       - "#approved-reviews-by>=1"
       - -approved-reviews-by~=author
+      # This is important! It makes the PR Linter work.
       - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
       - status-success~=AWS CodeBuild us-east-1
       - status-success=validate-pr
@@ -140,6 +145,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
       - -closed
       - author~=dependabot
       - "#approved-reviews-by>=1"
+      # This is important! It makes the PR Linter work.
       - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
       - status-success~=AWS CodeBuild us-east-1
       - status-success=validate-pr
diff --git a/tools/@aws-cdk/prlint/index.ts b/tools/@aws-cdk/prlint/index.ts
index d430fd745f34f..5f231c0dae755 100644
--- a/tools/@aws-cdk/prlint/index.ts
+++ b/tools/@aws-cdk/prlint/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as core from '@actions/core';
 import * as github from '@actions/github';
 import { Octokit } from '@octokit/rest';
 import { StatusEvent, PullRequestEvent } from '@octokit/webhooks-definitions/schema';
@@ -33,50 +32,42 @@ async function run() {
     throw new Error(`Could not find PR number from event: ${github.context.eventName}`);
   }
 
-  try {
-    const prLinter = new PullRequestLinter({
-      client,
-      owner,
-      repo,
-      number,
-      // On purpose || instead of ??, also collapse empty string
-      linterLogin: process.env.LINTER_LOGIN || DEFEAULT_LINTER_LOGIN,
-    });
-
-    let actions: LinterActions | undefined;
-
-    switch (github.context.eventName) {
-      case 'status':
-        // Triggering on a 'status' event is solely used to see if the CodeBuild
-        // job just turned green, and adding certain 'ready for review' labels
-        // if it does.
-        const statusPayload = github.context.payload as StatusEvent;
-        console.log('validating status event');
-        actions = await prLinter.validateStatusEvent(statusPayload);
-        break;
-
-      default:
-        // This is the main PR validator action.
-        actions = await prLinter.validatePullRequestTarget();
-        break;
-    }
-
-    if (actions) {
-      console.log(actions);
+  const prLinter = new PullRequestLinter({
+    client,
+    owner,
+    repo,
+    number,
+    // On purpose || instead of ??, also collapse empty string
+    linterLogin: process.env.LINTER_LOGIN || DEFEAULT_LINTER_LOGIN,
+  });
+
+  let actions: LinterActions | undefined;
+
+  switch (github.context.eventName) {
+    case 'status':
+      // Triggering on a 'status' event is solely used to see if the CodeBuild
+      // job just turned green, and adding certain 'ready for review' labels
+      // if it does.
+      const statusPayload = github.context.payload as StatusEvent;
+      console.log('validating status event');
+      actions = await prLinter.validateStatusEvent(statusPayload);
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      // This is the main PR validator action.
+      actions = await prLinter.validatePullRequestTarget();
+      break;
+  }
 
-      if (github.context.eventName || process.env.FOR_REAL) {
-        console.log('Carrying out actions');
+  if (actions) {
+    console.log(actions);
 
-        // Actually running in GitHub actions, do it (otherwise we're just testing)
-        await prLinter.executeActions(actions);
-      }
+    if (github.context.eventName || process.env.FOR_REAL) {
+      console.log('Carrying out actions');
 
-      await prLinter.actionsToException(actions);
+      // Actually running in GitHub actions, do it (otherwise we're just testing)
+      await prLinter.executeActions(actions);
     }
-
-  } catch (error: any) {
-    // Fail the action
-    core.setFailed(error.message);
   }
 }