diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/spam-detection/process-issue.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/spam-detection/process-issue.sh
index d9aff160f..10e5a528d 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/spam-detection/process-issue.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/spam-detection/process-issue.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ We appreciate your understanding and apologize if this action was taken in error
 EOF
 
 gh issue edit --add-label "suspected-spam" --add-label "invalid" "$_issue_url"
-gh issue close "$_issue_url"
+gh issue close --reason 'not planned' "$_issue_url"
 
 echo "issue labelled as suspected spam"