diff --git a/.github/workflows/close_stale_issues.yml b/.github/workflows/close_stale_issues.yml
index 9930180759..f3b3a2bdcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close_stale_issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close_stale_issues.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ jobs:
           days-before-pr-close: 14
           exempt-all-assignees: true
           exempt-all-milestones: true
+          close-issue-reason: not_planned
           operations-per-run: 1000