diff --git a/.github/workflows/needs-reply.yml b/.github/workflows/needs-reply.yml
index 5426890e8a..40d823c739 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/needs-reply.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/needs-reply.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
           issue-label: 'needs reply'
+          days-before-close: 15
           close-message: |
             It looks like this issue didn't get the information it needed, so I'll close it for now. If I made a mistake, sorry! I am just a bot.