diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
index 8f0fab0794..518a2c5a76 100644
--- a/.github/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ markComment: >
   for your contributions.
 closeComment: >
   This issue has been automatically closed it has not had recent activity.
+only: issues
 
diff --git a/ISSUE_TRIAGE.md b/ISSUE_TRIAGE.md
index 7f113c7410..defbda525b 100644
--- a/ISSUE_TRIAGE.md
+++ b/ISSUE_TRIAGE.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ All issues follow the flow outlined below. Your job as an issue maintainer is to
 
 The first step is in determining whether the issue is a bug, help question or feature request. Read on for more details.
 
-We have [Stale bot](https://github.com/probot/stale) watching this repository with these [settings](https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/devel/.github/stale.yml) and closing stale issues and PRs. Items marked as `confirmed`, `pinned` or `security` are never considered stale.
+We have [Stale bot](https://github.com/probot/stale) watching this repository with these [settings](https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/devel/.github/stale.yml) and closing stale issues. Issues marked as `confirmed`, `pinned` or `security` are never considered stale.
 
 ### Bugs