diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d3eff39..9028199 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ async function getColumnCardIssues (columnId) {
 // Get a list of labels for an issue
 //  @param    {number} issueNumber The number of the issue to fetch labels for
 //  @return   {Promise} A promise representing fetching of the labels for an issue
-//    @fulfilled {Array} An array of label strings with all characters lower case
+//    @fulfilled {Object} An object where the label strings are the keys with all characters lower case
 //  @throws   {TypeError}  for a parameter of the incorrect type
 //  @throws   {RangeError} when issueNumber is less than 1
 //  @throws   {Error}      if an error occurs while trying to fetch the project data
@@ -161,7 +161,13 @@ async function getIssueLabels (issueNumber) {
     issue_number: issueNumber
   })
 
-  return labelObjectList.data.map((labelObject) => labelObject.name.toLowerCase())
+  const labelsAsObject = {}
+
+  for (const label of labelObjectList) {
+    labelsAsObject[label.name.toLowerCase()] = true
+  }
+
+  return labelsAsObject
 }
 
 // Get the project with name passed into projectName from the current repo