diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 0dbad44a26cac..b80f9a81181fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: 'Close stale issues'
 on:
     schedule:
-        -   cron: '30 1 * * *'
+        -   cron: '30 */8 * * *'
 
 jobs:
     stale: