diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 49e3a6c..72b34d4 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
         core.notice("step 1.");
         // Retrieve custom inputs
         // const label = core.getInput("label") || "multiple issues"; // Set default label
-        const labelInput = core.getInput("label");
-        const labels = labelInput.split(",").map(label => label.trim());
+        // const labelInput = core.getInput("label");
+        const label = JSON.parse(core.getInput("label")) || ["multiple issues"];
+        // const labels = labelInput.split(",").map(label => label.trim());
         const assign = core.getInput("assign") === "true" || false;
         const issueNumber = core.getInput("issueNumber") === "true" || false; // converts to boolean
         const comment = core.getInput("comment");
@@ -82,8 +83,8 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
                 .map((issueNumber) => `#${issueNumber}`)
                 .join(", ");
             // Check if label is an array and add multiple labels if needed
-            if (Array.isArray(labels)) {
-                for (const lbl of labels) {
+            if (Array.isArray(label)) {
+                for (const lbl of label) {
                     await octokit.rest.issues.addLabels({
                         owner: context.repo.owner,
                         repo: context.repo.repo,
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
                     owner: context.repo.owner,
                     repo: context.repo.repo,
                     issue_number: issueNumberToLabel,
-                    labels: [labels],
+                    labels: [label],
                 });
             }
             core.notice("Labels added to issue #" + issueNumberToLabel);
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e043ece..87b3a0b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
 
     // Retrieve custom inputs
     // const label = core.getInput("label") || "multiple issues"; // Set default label
-    const labelInput = core.getInput("label");
-    const labels = labelInput.split(",").map(label => label.trim());
+    // const labelInput = core.getInput("label");
+    const label = JSON.parse(core.getInput("label")) || ["multiple issues"];
+    // const labels = labelInput.split(",").map(label => label.trim());
     const assign = core.getInput("assign")  === "true" || false;
     const issueNumber = core.getInput("issueNumber") === "true" || false; // converts to boolean
     const comment = core.getInput("comment");
@@ -72,8 +73,8 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
         .join(", ");
 
       // Check if label is an array and add multiple labels if needed
-      if (Array.isArray(labels)) {
-        for (const lbl of labels) {
+      if (Array.isArray(label)) {
+        for (const lbl of label) {
           await octokit.rest.issues.addLabels({
             owner: context.repo.owner,
             repo: context.repo.repo,
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
           owner: context.repo.owner,
           repo: context.repo.repo,
           issue_number: issueNumberToLabel,
-          labels: [labels],
+          labels: [label],
         });
       }