diff --git a/src/github/data/fetcher.ts b/src/github/data/fetcher.ts
index 8d0e6eb..2b3d5c6 100644
--- a/src/github/data/fetcher.ts
+++ b/src/github/data/fetcher.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ export function extractTriggerTimestamp(
   } else if (isPullRequestReviewEvent(context)) {
     return context.payload.review.submitted_at || undefined;
   } else if (isPullRequestReviewCommentEvent(context)) {
-    return context.payload.comment.created_at || undefined;
+    // Forgejo's pull_request_review_comment payload may lack the `comment` object
+    return (context.payload as any).comment?.created_at || undefined;
   }
 
   return undefined;
diff --git a/src/github/operations/comments/create-initial.ts b/src/github/operations/comments/create-initial.ts
index dd678c0..e9d044b 100644
--- a/src/github/operations/comments/create-initial.ts
+++ b/src/github/operations/comments/create-initial.ts
@@ -77,14 +77,26 @@ export async function createInitialComment(
         });
       }
     } else if (isPullRequestReviewCommentEvent(context)) {
-      // Only use createReplyForReviewComment if it's a PR review comment AND we have a comment_id
-      response = await octokit.rest.pulls.createReplyForReviewComment({
-        owner,
-        repo,
-        pull_number: context.entityNumber,
-        comment_id: context.payload.comment.id,
-        body: initialBody,
-      });
+      // Only use createReplyForReviewComment if we have a comment_id.
+      // Forgejo's pull_request_review_comment payload lacks the top-level
+      // `comment` object, so fall back to a regular issue comment there.
+      const reviewCommentId = (context.payload as any).comment?.id;
+      if (reviewCommentId) {
+        response = await octokit.rest.pulls.createReplyForReviewComment({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          pull_number: context.entityNumber,
+          comment_id: reviewCommentId,
+          body: initialBody,
+        });
+      } else {
+        response = await octokit.rest.issues.createComment({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          issue_number: context.entityNumber,
+          body: initialBody,
+        });
+      }
     } else {
       // For all other cases (issues, issue comments, or missing comment_id)
       response = await octokit.rest.issues.createComment({