diff --git a/manage-procurement/procurement/core-contributor-invoice-management/cc-invoice-approval/cc-invoice-approval-process-v2.bpmn b/manage-procurement/procurement/core-contributor-invoice-management/cc-invoice-approval/cc-invoice-approval-process-v2.bpmn
index a7d36c24..25ef607f 100644
--- a/manage-procurement/procurement/core-contributor-invoice-management/cc-invoice-approval/cc-invoice-approval-process-v2.bpmn
+++ b/manage-procurement/procurement/core-contributor-invoice-management/cc-invoice-approval/cc-invoice-approval-process-v2.bpmn
@@ -242,16 +242,10 @@ else:
       <bpmn:scriptTask id="Activity_1sixbqq" name="Check Submitter Comment">
         <bpmn:incoming>Flow_1avkxpe</bpmn:incoming>
         <bpmn:outgoing>Flow_0daehm5</bpmn:outgoing>
-        <bpmn:script>try:
-    invoice
-except NameError:
-    invoice = {}
-
+        <bpmn:script># Check if commenet field was initialized
 if 'commentSubmitter' not in invoice:
     invoice['commentSubmitter'] = ''
 
-
-
 # Determine length of Submitter's comments
 len_submitter_comments = len(invoice["commentSubmitter"].strip())</bpmn:script>
       </bpmn:scriptTask>