diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-if-no-reply.yml b/.github/workflows/close-if-no-reply.yml
index 713dea899..5fda6d409 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-if-no-reply.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-if-no-reply.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           stale-pr-label: 'Needs: Reply still'
           stale-issue-message: "This issue will be closed when we don't get a reply within 7 days."
           stale-pr-message: "This PR will be closed when we don't get a reply within 7 days."
-          labels-to-remove-when-stale: 'Needs: Reply'
+          labels-to-remove-when-unstale: 'Needs: Reply,Needs: Reply still'
           close-issue-label: "Close reason: No reply"
           close-pr-label: "Close reason: No reply"
           close-issue-message: "This issue was closed because we didn't get a reply for 14 days."