diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index af8f25a8..3c8383e6 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -9,17 +9,7 @@
             "type": "node",
             "request": "launch",
             "runtimeArgs": ["-r", "ts-node/register"],
-            "args": [
-                "${workspaceFolder}/src/debug.ts",
-                "is",
-                "--new",
-                "--title",
-                "Add Ramda as a npm dependency to being refactoring towards functional style",
-                "--message",
-                "Ramda is the top functional programming lib for JS",
-                "--repo",
-                "node-gh"
-            ],
+            "args": ["${workspaceFolder}/src/debug.ts", "pr", "109", "-C"],
             // "args": ["${workspaceFolder}/src/debug.ts", "ji", "LWM-117", "--status"],
             "console": "integratedTerminal"
         },
diff --git a/src/cmds/pull-request.ts b/src/cmds/pull-request.ts
index 165e9c37..cae006c3 100755
--- a/src/cmds/pull-request.ts
+++ b/src/cmds/pull-request.ts
@@ -858,10 +858,10 @@ function updatePullRequest_(options, title, opt_body, state) {
     const payload = {
         state,
         title,
-        body: opt_body,
         pull_number: options.number,
         repo: options.repo,
         owner: options.user,
+        ...(opt_body ? { body: opt_body } : {}),
     }
 
     return options.GitHub.pulls.update(payload)