diff --git a/services/gitauto_handler.py b/services/gitauto_handler.py
index a8bf6211..54f89aee 100644
--- a/services/gitauto_handler.py
+++ b/services/gitauto_handler.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ async def handle_gitauto(payload: GitHubLabeledPayload, trigger_type: str) -> No
         token=token,
     )
 
-    comment_url = create_comment(
+    comment_url: str = create_comment(
         owner=owner,
         repo=repo_name,
         issue_number=issue_number,
diff --git a/services/github/github_manager.py b/services/github/github_manager.py
index a8df1873..2502a0a6 100644
--- a/services/github/github_manager.py
+++ b/services/github/github_manager.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def commit_changes_to_remote_branch(
     put_response.raise_for_status()
 
 
-@handle_exceptions(default_return_value=None, raise_on_error=False)
+@handle_exceptions(raise_on_error=True)
 def create_comment(
     owner: str, repo: str, issue_number: int, body: str, token: str
 ) -> str: