diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
index 742c702157..50f3e08597 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 name: "Close stale issues and PRs"
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch: # needed for manually running this workflow
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "30 1 * * 6" # every Saturday at 1:30
+  push:
+    branches: [test]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [test]
 
 permissions:
   issues: write