diff --git a/lib/actions/reconcile-issue.js b/lib/actions/reconcile-issue.js
index acc03b1..6064499 100644
--- a/lib/actions/reconcile-issue.js
+++ b/lib/actions/reconcile-issue.js
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ async function reconcileIssue() {
         jiraBaseUrl: core.getInput("jiraBaseUrl", { required: true }),
         jiraToken: core.getInput("jiraToken", { required: true }),
         jiraProject: core.getInput("jiraProject", { required: true }),
-        requireMissingLabels: core.getInput("requireMissingLabels", { required: true }).split(","),
+        requireMissingLabels: core
+            .getInput("requireMissingLabels", { required: true })
+            .split(",")
+            .map((element) => element.trim()),
         additionalLabels: core.getInput("additionalLabels").split(","),
     };
     // First, make sure we are looking at the right thing.
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ async function reconcileIssue() {
     }
     const requiredMissingLabels = inputs.requireMissingLabels.filter((label) => ghIssue.hasLabel(label));
     if (requiredMissingLabels) {
-        core.info(`This issue has ${requiredMissingLabels} that indicate this issue is not triaged.`);
+        core.warning(`This issue has ${requiredMissingLabels} that indicate this issue is not triaged.`);
         return;
     }
     // jiraIssueParams are the primary fields we are concerned with updating
diff --git a/lib/github-issue.js b/lib/github-issue.js
index 611d78f..2b2f2ca 100644
--- a/lib/github-issue.js
+++ b/lib/github-issue.js
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ class GitHubIssue {
         });
     }
     hasLabel(label) {
-        const labels = this.getLabels();
-        core.debug(`Looking for label ${label} in ${labels}`);
-        return labels.includes(label);
+        return this.getLabels().includes(label);
     }
     hasLabelRegexp(regexp) {
         const labels = this.getLabels();
diff --git a/src/actions/reconcile-issue.ts b/src/actions/reconcile-issue.ts
index fe8fa1d..a92649e 100644
--- a/src/actions/reconcile-issue.ts
+++ b/src/actions/reconcile-issue.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ async function reconcileIssue() {
     jiraBaseUrl: core.getInput("jiraBaseUrl", { required: true }),
     jiraToken: core.getInput("jiraToken", { required: true }),
     jiraProject: core.getInput("jiraProject", { required: true }),
-    requireMissingLabels: core.getInput("requireMissingLabels", { required: true }).split(","),
+    requireMissingLabels: core
+      .getInput("requireMissingLabels", { required: true })
+      .split(",")
+      .map((element) => element.trim()),
     additionalLabels: core.getInput("additionalLabels").split(","),
   };
 
@@ -81,10 +84,14 @@ async function reconcileIssue() {
     return;
   }
 
-  const requiredMissingLabels = inputs.requireMissingLabels.filter((label) => ghIssue.hasLabel(label));
+  const requiredMissingLabels = inputs.requireMissingLabels.filter((label) =>
+    ghIssue.hasLabel(label)
+  );
   if (requiredMissingLabels) {
-    core.info(`This issue has ${requiredMissingLabels} that indicate this issue is not triaged.`);
-    return
+    core.warning(
+      `This issue has ${requiredMissingLabels} that indicate this issue is not triaged.`
+    );
+    return;
   }
 
   // jiraIssueParams are the primary fields we are concerned with updating
diff --git a/src/github-issue.ts b/src/github-issue.ts
index e90b636..774e5ec 100644
--- a/src/github-issue.ts
+++ b/src/github-issue.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ class GitHubIssue {
     });
   }
 
-
   // addComment creates a comment with ${body}
   async addComment(body: string) {
     await github.getOctokit(this.token).rest.issues.createComment({
@@ -121,9 +120,7 @@ class GitHubIssue {
   }
 
   hasLabel(label: string): boolean {
-    const labels = this.getLabels();
-    core.debug(`Looking for label ${label} in ${labels}`);
-    return labels.includes(label);
+    return this.getLabels().includes(label);
   }
 
   hasLabelRegexp(regexp: RegExp): boolean {