diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-close-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-close-issue.yml
index e6bb394f8..1ef76812e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-close-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-close-issue.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 on:
   issues:
-    types: [edited]
+    types: [opened, edited]
 
 name: Close issues when the "ticked without reading" checkbox is checked