diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 661be10f2e..a5a05a70f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         days-before-pr-stale: 7
-        days-before-issue-stale: 90
+        days-before-issue-stale: 7
         stale-issue-message: 'This issue has not seen activity for a while. It will be closed in 7 days unless further activity is detected.'
         stale-pr-message: 'This PR has not seen activitiy for a while. It will be closed in 7 days unless further activity is detected.'
         close-issue-message: 'This issue has been closed because of inactivity.'
         close-pr-message: 'This PR has been closed because of inactivity.'
-        exempt-issue-labels: 'Low'
+        only-issue-labels: 'Critical'
         exempt-pr-labels: 'Dont merge,WIP'