[Bug]Exercise issue not auto-created during course initialization

[jeffrey709]

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When I forked/started the "Introduction to GitHub" course,
the exercise issue was not automatically created.
This causes Step 4's workflow to fail with:
"Error: No exercise issue found"

Repository: jeffrey709/super-duper-journey
Workflow: Step 4 - Merge your pull request
Error link: https://github.com/jeffrey709/super-duper-journey/actions/runs/32141284680

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When did this happen (date: August 18, 2026)

[jeffrey709]