diff --git a/pr-governance/scripts/runner.cjs b/pr-governance/scripts/runner.cjs
index d91273b..b9e2444 100644
--- a/pr-governance/scripts/runner.cjs
+++ b/pr-governance/scripts/runner.cjs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ async function readThreads(github, repo, number) {
     const data = await github.graphql(`query($owner:String!,$repo:String!,$number:Int!,$cursor:String) {
       repository(owner:$owner,name:$repo) { pullRequest(number:$number) {
         reviewThreads(first:100,after:$cursor) {
-          nodes { id isResolved isOutdated comments(first:1) { nodes { author { login databaseId } } } }
+          nodes { id isResolved isOutdated comments(first:1) { nodes { author { login } } } }
           pageInfo { hasNextPage endCursor }
         }
       } }
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ async function readThreads(github, repo, number) {
     for (const node of page.nodes) {
       if (!node?.id || typeof node.isResolved !== 'boolean') throw new Error('Invalid review thread');
       threads.push({ id: node.id, isResolved: node.isResolved, isOutdated: node.isOutdated === true,
-        author: { login: node.comments?.nodes?.[0]?.author?.login ?? null,
-          id: node.comments?.nodes?.[0]?.author?.databaseId ?? null } });
+        author: { login: node.comments?.nodes?.[0]?.author?.login ?? null } });
     }
     const next = page.pageInfo.hasNextPage ? page.pageInfo.endCursor : null;
     if (page.pageInfo.hasNextPage && (!next || next === cursor)) throw new Error('Invalid thread page');
diff --git a/pr-governance/scripts/test-runner.cjs b/pr-governance/scripts/test-runner.cjs
index 2414e45..5bbf3e7 100644
--- a/pr-governance/scripts/test-runner.cjs
+++ b/pr-governance/scripts/test-runner.cjs
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ test('review threads paginate to the last page and refuse a repeating cursor', a
   let page = 0;
   m.github.graphql = async (query, params) => {
     page++;
+    // `Actor` has no databaseId field; asking for one makes every evaluation fail.
+    assert.doesNotMatch(query, /databaseId/);
     assert.equal(params.cursor, page === 1 ? null : 'cursor1');
     return { repository: { pullRequest: { reviewThreads: {
       nodes: [{ id: `thread-${page}`, isResolved: page === 1, comments: { nodes: [{ author: { login: 'agent' } }] } }],