diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4782268..8a1b4fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,3 +80,6 @@ If you do end up adding this action in a non-PR context then it is designed to j
 
 **Required** Used to identify the test that has failed. Make sure that you are specific enough, which means that you probably should pass a matrix variable to this ID
 
+### `bot-user`
+
+**Optional** This is only used if you have a custom bot user whos name is different from the default `github-actions[bot]`. This is an advanced feature and should be ignored by most users
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diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 9cefd30..7ce8439 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Identifier of the test'
   outcome:
     description: 'The outcome of the job'
+  bot-user:
+    description: 'The username for the bot that posts the comment'
+    required: false
+    default: 'github-actions[bot]'
 runs:
   using: 'node16'
   main: 'dist/index.js'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 1cbf77d..15b9562 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -9593,6 +9593,7 @@ if(_actions_github__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.context.eventName !== 'pull_requ
     const myToken = (0,_actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.getInput)('repo-token', { required: true });
     const outcome = (0,_actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.getInput)('outcome', { required: true });
     const testId = (0,_actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.getInput)('test-id', { required: true });
+    const botUser = (0,_actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.getInput)('bot-user', { required: true });
 
     if (outcome === 'failure') {
       const octokit = (0,_actions_github__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.getOctokit)(myToken);
@@ -9604,7 +9605,7 @@ if(_actions_github__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.context.eventName !== 'pull_requ
         issue_number: pullRequest.number,
       });
 
-      const existingComment = comments.find((comment) => comment.user.login === 'github-actions[bot]' && comment.body.endsWith(_lib_constants_js__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_3__/* .signiture */ .o) && comment.body.includes(`sha: ${_actions_github__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.context.sha}`));
+      const existingComment = comments.find((comment) => comment.user.login === botUser && comment.body.endsWith(_lib_constants_js__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_3__/* .signiture */ .o) && comment.body.includes(`sha: ${_actions_github__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.context.sha}`));
     
       if (existingComment) {
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 60d1e0a..a2fb1c4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ if(context.eventName !== 'pull_request') {
     const myToken = getInput('repo-token', { required: true });
     const outcome = getInput('outcome', { required: true });
     const testId = getInput('test-id', { required: true });
+    const botUser = getInput('bot-user', { required: true });
 
     if (outcome === 'failure') {
       const octokit = getOctokit(myToken);
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ if(context.eventName !== 'pull_request') {
         issue_number: pullRequest.number,
       });
 
-      const existingComment = comments.find((comment) => comment.user.login === 'github-actions[bot]' && comment.body.endsWith(signiture) && comment.body.includes(`sha: ${context.sha}`));
+      const existingComment = comments.find((comment) => comment.user.login === botUser && comment.body.endsWith(signiture) && comment.body.includes(`sha: ${context.sha}`));
     
       if (existingComment) {