diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4fff394..f6c9ed7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ All inputs are **optional**. If not set, sensible defaults will be used.
 | `labels` | A comma or newline-separated list of labels. | |
 | `assignees` | A comma or newline-separated list of assignees (GitHub usernames). | |
 | `reviewers` | A comma or newline-separated list of reviewers (GitHub usernames) to request a review from. | |
-| `team-reviewers` | A comma or newline-separated list of GitHub teams to request a review from. Note that a `repo` scoped [PAT](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token) may be required. See [this issue](https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request/issues/155). If using a GitHub App, refer to [Authenticating with GitHub App generated tokens](docs/concepts-guidelines.md#authenticating-with-github-app-generated-tokens) for the proper permissions. | |
+| `team-reviewers` | A comma or newline-separated list of GitHub teams to request a review from. Note that a `repo` scoped [PAT](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token), or equivalent [GitHub App permissions](docs/concepts-guidelines.md#authenticating-with-github-app-generated-tokens), are required. | |
 | `milestone` | The number of the milestone to associate this pull request with. | |
 | `draft` | Create a [draft pull request](https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/about-pull-requests#draft-pull-requests). It is not possible to change draft status after creation except through the web interface. | `false` |
 
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ jobs:
           assignees: peter-evans
           reviewers: peter-evans
           team-reviewers: |
-            owners
-            maintainers
+            developers
+            qa-team
           milestone: 1
           draft: false
 ```
diff --git a/__test__/utils.unit.test.ts b/__test__/utils.unit.test.ts
index 19b3660..257575d 100644
--- a/__test__/utils.unit.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/utils.unit.test.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ describe('utils tests', () => {
     expect(array2.length).toEqual(0)
   })
 
+  test('stripOrgPrefixFromTeams strips org prefixes correctly', async () => {
+    const array = utils.stripOrgPrefixFromTeams([
+      'org/team1',
+      'org/team2',
+      'team3'
+    ])
+    expect(array.length).toEqual(3)
+    expect(array[0]).toEqual('team1')
+    expect(array[1]).toEqual('team2')
+    expect(array[2]).toEqual('team3')
+  })
+
   test('getRepoPath successfully returns the path to the repository', async () => {
     expect(utils.getRepoPath()).toEqual(process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'])
     expect(utils.getRepoPath('foo')).toEqual(
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 6caa857..b3fdacb 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ exports.GitHubHelper = void 0;
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
 const octokit_client_1 = __nccwpck_require__(5040);
 const utils = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(918));
-const ERROR_PR_REVIEW_FROM_AUTHOR = 'Review cannot be requested from pull request author';
+const ERROR_PR_REVIEW_TOKEN_SCOPE = 'Validation Failed: "Could not resolve to a node with the global id of';
 class GitHubHelper {
     constructor(token) {
         const options = {};
@@ -1123,20 +1123,19 @@ class GitHubHelper {
                 core.info(`Requesting reviewers '${inputs.reviewers}'`);
             }
             if (inputs.teamReviewers.length > 0) {
-                requestReviewersParams['team_reviewers'] = inputs.teamReviewers;
-                core.info(`Requesting team reviewers '${inputs.teamReviewers}'`);
+                const teams = utils.stripOrgPrefixFromTeams(inputs.teamReviewers);
+                requestReviewersParams['team_reviewers'] = teams;
+                core.info(`Requesting team reviewers '${teams}'`);
             }
             if (Object.keys(requestReviewersParams).length > 0) {
                 try {
                     yield this.octokit.rest.pulls.requestReviewers(Object.assign(Object.assign(Object.assign({}, this.parseRepository(baseRepository)), { pull_number: pull.number }), requestReviewersParams));
                 }
                 catch (e) {
-                    if (utils.getErrorMessage(e).includes(ERROR_PR_REVIEW_FROM_AUTHOR)) {
-                        core.warning(ERROR_PR_REVIEW_FROM_AUTHOR);
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        throw e;
+                    if (utils.getErrorMessage(e).includes(ERROR_PR_REVIEW_TOKEN_SCOPE)) {
+                        core.error(`Unable to request reviewers. If requesting team reviewers a 'repo' scoped PAT is required.`);
                     }
+                    throw e;
                 }
             }
             return pull;
@@ -1283,7 +1282,7 @@ var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
     return result;
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.getErrorMessage = exports.fileExistsSync = exports.parseDisplayNameEmail = exports.randomString = exports.secondsSinceEpoch = exports.getRemoteUrl = exports.getRemoteDetail = exports.getRepoPath = exports.getStringAsArray = exports.getInputAsArray = void 0;
+exports.getErrorMessage = exports.fileExistsSync = exports.parseDisplayNameEmail = exports.randomString = exports.secondsSinceEpoch = exports.getRemoteUrl = exports.getRemoteDetail = exports.getRepoPath = exports.stripOrgPrefixFromTeams = exports.getStringAsArray = exports.getInputAsArray = void 0;
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
 const fs = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7147));
 const path = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1017));
@@ -1298,6 +1297,16 @@ function getStringAsArray(str) {
         .filter(x => x !== '');
 }
 exports.getStringAsArray = getStringAsArray;
+function stripOrgPrefixFromTeams(teams) {
+    return teams.map(team => {
+        const slashIndex = team.lastIndexOf('/');
+        if (slashIndex > 0) {
+            return team.substring(slashIndex + 1);
+        }
+        return team;
+    });
+}
+exports.stripOrgPrefixFromTeams = stripOrgPrefixFromTeams;
 function getRepoPath(relativePath) {
     let githubWorkspacePath = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'];
     if (!githubWorkspacePath) {
diff --git a/src/github-helper.ts b/src/github-helper.ts
index 7e0cfee..663d392 100644
--- a/src/github-helper.ts
+++ b/src/github-helper.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import {Inputs} from './create-pull-request'
 import {Octokit, OctokitOptions} from './octokit-client'
 import * as utils from './utils'
 
-const ERROR_PR_REVIEW_FROM_AUTHOR =
-  'Review cannot be requested from pull request author'
+const ERROR_PR_REVIEW_TOKEN_SCOPE =
+  'Validation Failed: "Could not resolve to a node with the global id of'
 
 interface Repository {
   owner: string
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ export class GitHubHelper {
       core.info(`Requesting reviewers '${inputs.reviewers}'`)
     }
     if (inputs.teamReviewers.length > 0) {
-      requestReviewersParams['team_reviewers'] = inputs.teamReviewers
-      core.info(`Requesting team reviewers '${inputs.teamReviewers}'`)
+      const teams = utils.stripOrgPrefixFromTeams(inputs.teamReviewers)
+      requestReviewersParams['team_reviewers'] = teams
+      core.info(`Requesting team reviewers '${teams}'`)
     }
     if (Object.keys(requestReviewersParams).length > 0) {
       try {
@@ -170,11 +171,12 @@ export class GitHubHelper {
           ...requestReviewersParams
         })
       } catch (e) {
-        if (utils.getErrorMessage(e).includes(ERROR_PR_REVIEW_FROM_AUTHOR)) {
-          core.warning(ERROR_PR_REVIEW_FROM_AUTHOR)
-        } else {
-          throw e
+        if (utils.getErrorMessage(e).includes(ERROR_PR_REVIEW_TOKEN_SCOPE)) {
+          core.error(
+            `Unable to request reviewers. If requesting team reviewers a 'repo' scoped PAT is required.`
+          )
         }
+        throw e
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index b98f8fa..f5bed07 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ export function getStringAsArray(str: string): string[] {
     .filter(x => x !== '')
 }
 
+export function stripOrgPrefixFromTeams(teams: string[]): string[] {
+  return teams.map(team => {
+    const slashIndex = team.lastIndexOf('/')
+    if (slashIndex > 0) {
+      return team.substring(slashIndex + 1)
+    }
+    return team
+  })
+}
+
 export function getRepoPath(relativePath?: string): string {
   let githubWorkspacePath = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']
   if (!githubWorkspacePath) {