diff --git a/api/actions/__test__/createWorkItem.spec.js b/api/actions/__test__/createWorkItem.spec.js
index 0c99b86..1a16278 100644
--- a/api/actions/__test__/createWorkItem.spec.js
+++ b/api/actions/__test__/createWorkItem.spec.js
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ const req = {
             html_url: 'github/git2gus-test/#30',
             title: 'new issue',
             body: '### some title\nsome description',
-            number: 30,
-            labels: [{ name: 'BUG P1' }]
+            number: 30
         },
         label: 'BUG P1',
         repository: {
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ const reqWithProductTagLabel = {
             title: 'new issue',
             body: 'some description',
             number: 30,
-            labels: [{ name: 'BUG P1' }, { name: 'testTagLabel' }]
+            labels: [{ name: 'testTagLabel' }]
         },
         label: 'BUG P1',
         repository: {
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ const reqWithOnlyProductTagLabels = {
             title: 'new issue',
             body: 'some description',
             number: 30,
-            labels: [{ name: 'BUG P1' }, { name: 'notAProductTagLabel' }]
+            labels: [{ name: 'notAProductTagLabel' }]
         },
         label: 'BUG P1',
         repository: {
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ const reqWithIssueTypeLabels = {
             title: 'new issue',
             body: 'some description',
             number: 30,
-            labels: [{ name: 'feature' }, { name: 'notAValidLabel' }]
+            labels: [{ name: 'notAValidLabel' }]
         },
         label: 'feature',
         repository: {
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ const reqWithIssueTypeUserStory = {
             title: 'new feature request',
             body: 'some description',
             number: 30,
-            labels: [{ name: 'feature' }, { name: 'notAValidLabel' }]
+            labels: [{ name: 'notAValidLabel' }]
         },
         label: 'feature',
         repository: {
@@ -219,8 +218,7 @@ const reqWithGusTitlePrefix = {
             html_url: 'github/git2gus-test/#30',
             title: 'new issue',
             body: 'some description',
-            number: 30,
-            labels: [{ name: 'BUG P1' }]
+            number: 30
         },
         label: 'BUG P1',
         repository: {
diff --git a/api/actions/createWorkItem.js b/api/actions/createWorkItem.js
index b7f762a..8661db5 100644
--- a/api/actions/createWorkItem.js
+++ b/api/actions/createWorkItem.js
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ module.exports = {
         let {
             issue: { title }
         } = req.body;
+        // Only grab the label being added for comparison against Salesforce labels
+        const { label : labelAdded } = req.body;
         const { config } = req.git2gus;
         const { hideWorkItemUrl } = config;
         let productTag = config.productTag;
@@ -39,6 +41,10 @@ module.exports = {
         if(config.issueTypeLabels) {
             console.log('createWorkItem will work with custom issueTypeLabels for issue titled: ', title);
             Object.keys(config.issueTypeLabels).forEach(issueTypeLabel => {
+                // If the label added is a Salesforce custom label, give it the correct base label
+                if (labelAdded.name === issueTypeLabel) {
+                    labelAdded.name = config.issueTypeLabels[issueTypeLabel];
+                }
                 if (labels.some(label => label.name === issueTypeLabel)) {
                     labels.push({name: config.issueTypeLabels[issueTypeLabel]});
                 }
@@ -47,7 +53,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
         let normalizedTitle = getTitleWithOptionalPrefix(config, title);
         console.log('createWorkItem will create GUS work item with title: ', normalizedTitle);
-        if (labels.some(label => Github.isSalesforceLabel(label.name)) && productTag) {
+        // Only check the label being added
+        if (Github.isSalesforceLabel(labelAdded.name) && productTag) {
             console.log('Verified valid label and product tag for issue titled: ', title);
             const priority = Github.getPriority(labels);
             console.log(`Found priority: ${priority} for issue titled: ${title}`);
@@ -107,4 +114,3 @@ module.exports = {
         return null;
     }
 };
-