diff --git a/tasks/git/src/main/java/com/walmartlabs/concord/plugins/git/GitHubTask.java b/tasks/git/src/main/java/com/walmartlabs/concord/plugins/git/GitHubTask.java
index 219e8cf7..d8740aff 100644
--- a/tasks/git/src/main/java/com/walmartlabs/concord/plugins/git/GitHubTask.java
+++ b/tasks/git/src/main/java/com/walmartlabs/concord/plugins/git/GitHubTask.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ private Map<String, Object> createPR(Map<String, Object> in, String gitHubUri) {
 
             if (dryRunMode) {
                 log.info("Dry-run mode enabled: Skipping PR creation");
-                return Map.of();
+                return Map.of("prId", 0); // let's return some `fake` ID
             }
 
             PullRequest result = prService.createPullRequest(repo, pr);