diff --git a/.github/workflows/issues.yml b/.github/workflows/issues.yml
index e86c359f7..dc0d825d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issues.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/stale@v5
         with:
           days-before-issue-stale: 365
-          days-before-issue-close: 14
+          days-before-issue-close: -1
           stale-issue-label: "stale"
           stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open for 365 days with no activity."
           close-issue-message: "This issue was closed because it has been inactive for 14 days since being marked as stale."
           exempt-issue-labels: "help wanted,engineering"
           days-before-pr-stale: -1 # change if we want to auto close old PRs
           days-before-pr-close: -1
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}