diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale_issues_gh.yml b/.github/workflows/stale_issues_gh.yml
index ae493a4cb4c..6aa869374f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale_issues_gh.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale_issues_gh.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: 'Close stale issues created via github'
 on:
   schedule:
-    # Runs at 04:00 every day
-    - cron: '0 */4 * * *'
+    # Runs every hour
+    - cron: '0 * * * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ jobs:
           exempt-all-issue-assignees: true
           days-before-issue-stale: 4
           days-before-issue-close: 3
-          operations-per-run: 500
+          operations-per-run: 50
           remove-issue-stale-when-updated: true
+          ascending: true