diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 8de9389ef..106a7844f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           days-before-stale: 60
           days-before-close: -1 # Don't close anything
-          exempt-issue-labels: rfc,nostale,active,wanted
+          exempt-issue-labels: rfc,nostale,help wanted
           exempt-all-milestones: true
           exempt-all-assignees: true
           operations-per-run: 1000