diff --git a/devops/scripts/jira_writeback.sh b/devops/scripts/jira_writeback.sh
index 95b23a0a..1d605072 100755
--- a/devops/scripts/jira_writeback.sh
+++ b/devops/scripts/jira_writeback.sh
@@ -142,4 +142,8 @@ add_comment() {
     -H "Authorization: Basic $AUTH" \
     -d "$request" \
     "$JIRA_SERVER/rest/api/3/issue/$issue_key/comment"
-}
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+}
+
+if [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; then # IF function call passed in
+  "$@"  # Call function
+fi
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