diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 6937fa60..b348fc3d 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -169,12 +169,18 @@ class ExemptDraftPullRequest {
         this._issueLogger = new issue_logger_1.IssueLogger(issue);
     }
     shouldExemptDraftPullRequest(pullRequestCallback) {
+        var _a;
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             if (this._issue.isPullRequest) {
                 if (this._options.exemptDraftPr) {
                     this._issueLogger.info(`The option ${this._issueLogger.createOptionLink(option_1.Option.ExemptDraftPr)} is enabled`);
-                    const pullRequest = yield pullRequestCallback();
-                    if ((pullRequest === null || pullRequest === void 0 ? void 0 : pullRequest.draft) === true) {
+                    /*
+                    const pullRequest: IPullRequest | undefined | void =
+                      await pullRequestCallback();
+            
+                    if (pullRequest?.draft === true) {
+                     */
+                    if (((_a = this._issue) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.draft) === true) {
                         this._issueLogger.info(logger_service_1.LoggerService.white('└──'), `Skip the $$type draft checks`);
                         return true;
                     }
@@ -271,6 +277,7 @@ class Issue {
         this.number = issue.number;
         this.created_at = issue.created_at;
         this.updated_at = issue.updated_at;
+        this.draft = issue.draft || false;
         this.labels = mapLabels(issue.labels);
         this.pull_request = issue.pull_request;
         this.state = issue.state;
diff --git a/src/classes/exempt-draft-pull-request.ts b/src/classes/exempt-draft-pull-request.ts
index ae5e979a..1cdb17a2 100644
--- a/src/classes/exempt-draft-pull-request.ts
+++ b/src/classes/exempt-draft-pull-request.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ export class ExemptDraftPullRequest {
           )} is enabled`
         );
 
+        /* This code was used until Jun 15 2022 - it is unclear why they had to call API for getting pull request
         const pullRequest: IPullRequest | undefined | void =
           await pullRequestCallback();
 
         if (pullRequest?.draft === true) {
+         */
+        if (this._issue?.draft === true) {
           this._issueLogger.info(
             LoggerService.white('└──'),
             `Skip the $$type draft checks`
diff --git a/src/classes/issue.ts b/src/classes/issue.ts
index 7ddf9289..bd4d16e0 100644
--- a/src/classes/issue.ts
+++ b/src/classes/issue.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export class Issue implements IIssue {
   readonly number: number;
   created_at: IsoDateString;
   updated_at: IsoDateString;
+  readonly draft: boolean;
   readonly labels: ILabel[];
   readonly pull_request: object | null | undefined;
   readonly state: string | 'closed' | 'open';
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export class Issue implements IIssue {
     this.number = issue.number;
     this.created_at = issue.created_at;
     this.updated_at = issue.updated_at;
+    this.draft = issue.draft || false;
     this.labels = mapLabels(issue.labels);
     this.pull_request = issue.pull_request;
     this.state = issue.state;
diff --git a/src/interfaces/issue.ts b/src/interfaces/issue.ts
index 2110e2fc..defdb75d 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/issue.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/issue.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export interface IIssue {
   number: number;
   created_at: IsoDateString;
   updated_at: IsoDateString;
+  draft: boolean;
   labels: ILabel[];
   pull_request?: object | null;
   state: string;