diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
index 35ac41420ca582f2bfe5f3633f516e09298e2dc6..e44e22358945c8507dd0b6242674273bacf058c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           stale-pr-message: This pull request is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or it will be closed in 7 days
           days-before-stale: 30
-          days-before-close: 7 
+          days-before-close: 7
+          days-before-issue-close: -1
           exempt-pr-labels: blocked,must,should,keep
           stale-pr-label: stale
       - name: Print outputs