diff --git a/scripts/issue-bot.js b/scripts/issue-bot.js
index f30f87d5d3974..e3d176893cf7a 100644
--- a/scripts/issue-bot.js
+++ b/scripts/issue-bot.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ async function getGitHubFile(path, { github, context }) {
     path,
   });
 
-  return data as string;
+  return data;
 }
 
 // Create a new comment or update the existing one