diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index 691d6ac250a..595c3ad5819 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Number of days of inactivity before an Issue or Pull Request becomes stale
 daysUntilStale: 60
 # Number of days of inactivity before a stale Issue or Pull Request is closed
-# 10000 days until https://github.com/probot/stale/issues/79 is fixed
-daysUntilClose: 10000
+# False means never close
+daysUntilClose: false
 # Issues or Pull Requests with these labels will never be considered stale. Set to `[]` to disable
 exemptLabels:
   - "status: needs review"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ markComment: |
   This pull request has been automatically marked as stale because it hasn't had
   any activity in the past 60 days. Commenting or adding a new commit to the
   pull request will revert this.
-  
+
   Come back whenever you have time. We look forward to your contribution.
 # Comment to post when removing the stale label. Set to `false` to disable
 unmarkComment: false