diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
index 52c0d432..24711fba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ jobs:
           close-issue-message: 'This issue was closed because it has been inactive for 7 days since being marked as stale.'
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
           days-before-pr-close: -1
-          operations-per-run: 500
+          operations-per-run: 200
+          ascending: true
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}