diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 72cf595ee..0c31ec18c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 name: 'Close stale issues'
 on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
   schedule:
     - cron: '30 1 * * *' # every day at 1:30am
 permissions:
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
+          operations-per-run: 3000
           stale-issue-message: 'This issue seems to be stale. It will be closed in 30 days if no further activity occurs.'
           stale-pr-message: 'This PR seems to be stale. Is it still relevant?'
           days-before-issue-stale: 180 # 6 months