diff --git a/.github/workflows/handle-stale-discussions.yml b/.github/workflows/handle-stale-discussions.yml
index 2b89f2da15..1f547e7308 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/handle-stale-discussions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/handle-stale-discussions.yml
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Stale discussions action
         uses: aws-github-ops/handle-stale-discussions@v1
+        with:
+          # This will disable auto-closing answered discussions
+          close-answered-discussions: false
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN:  ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
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+          GITHUB_TOKEN:  ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}