diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index b585471..515cb7f 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: Creates a pull request for a branch if it does not already exist
 inputs:
   github_token:
     description: GitHub token for authentication
-    required: true
+    required: false
   branch:
     description: Branch for which to create the PR
     required: true
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b92ae2e..0f0146c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ async function getAndPostPullRequests() {
       core.getInput("repo") || process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY.split("/")[1];
     core.info(`Repository Name: ${repo}`);
 
+    const branch = core.getInput("branch");
+    core.info(`The branch ${branch} should be merged.`);
+
     // core.info(`Post Data: ${JSON.stringify(postData)}`);
 
     const githubToken = core.getInput("github_token");