diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b3d906d..2257983 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ npm-debug.log
 .env
 coverage
 lib
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index bc42c8f..8e51b3b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   // Your code here
   app.log.info("Yay, the app was loaded!");
 
-  app.on("issues.opened", async (context) => {
+  app.on("repository.created", async (context) => {
     const issueComment = context.issue({
       body: "Thanks for opening this issue!",
     });
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
 
   // To get your app running against GitHub, see:
   // https://probot.github.io/docs/development/
-};
+};
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