diff --git a/apps/open-swe/src/utils/github/issue-messages.ts b/apps/open-swe/src/utils/github/issue-messages.ts
index b1560020..a980b80f 100644
--- a/apps/open-swe/src/utils/github/issue-messages.ts
+++ b/apps/open-swe/src/utils/github/issue-messages.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export async function getMissingMessages(
 
   // Filter comments from the open swe bot
   const filteredComments = comments?.filter(
-    (c) => c.user?.login !== "open-swe",
+    (c) => c.user?.login.startsWith("open-swe") === false,
   );
 
   const untrackedCommentMessages = filteredComments?.length