diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 4d01bfa9da..d89a4888a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
           days-before-pr-stale:    365
           days-before-pr-close:    30
           days-before-issue-stale: -1
+          days-before-issue-close: -1
           exempt-pr-labels:    "ARC,bounty,Codegen,Crash,Generics,High Priority,Macros,Next release,Showstopper,Static[T]"
           exempt-issue-labels: "Showstopper,Severe,bounty,Compiler Crash,Medium Priority"
           stale-pr-message: >