diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index f2786a0f6..49f71527e 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -757,8 +757,16 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
             const issueLogger = new issue_logger_1.IssueLogger(issue);
             const markedStaleOn = (yield this.getLabelCreationDate(issue, staleLabel)) || issue.updated_at;
             issueLogger.info(`$$type marked stale on: ${logger_service_1.LoggerService.cyan(markedStaleOn)}`);
-            const issueHasCommentsSinceStale = yield this._hasCommentsSince(issue, markedStaleOn, staleMessage);
-            issueLogger.info(`$$type has been commented on: ${logger_service_1.LoggerService.cyan(issueHasCommentsSinceStale)}`);
+            // const issueHasCommentsSinceStale: boolean = await this._hasCommentsSince(
+            //   issue,
+            //   markedStaleOn,
+            //   staleMessage
+            // );
+            // issueLogger.info(
+            //   `$$type has been commented on: ${LoggerService.cyan(
+            //     issueHasCommentsSinceStale
+            //   )}`
+            // );
             const daysBeforeClose = issue.isPullRequest
                 ? this._getDaysBeforePrClose()
                 : this._getDaysBeforeIssueClose();
@@ -781,7 +789,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
             issueLogger.info(`$$type has been updated since it was marked stale: ${logger_service_1.LoggerService.cyan(issueHasUpdateSinceStale)}`);
             // Should we un-stale this issue?
             if (shouldRemoveStaleWhenUpdated &&
-                (issueHasUpdateSinceStale || issueHasCommentsSinceStale) &&
+                issueHasUpdateSinceStale &&
                 !issue.markedStaleThisRun) {
                 issueLogger.info(`Remove the stale label since the $$type has been updated and the workflow should remove the stale label when updated`);
                 yield this._removeStaleLabel(issue, staleLabel);
@@ -797,7 +805,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
             }
             const issueHasUpdateInCloseWindow = IssuesProcessor._updatedSince(issue.updated_at, daysBeforeClose);
             issueLogger.info(`$$type has been updated in the last ${daysBeforeClose} days: ${logger_service_1.LoggerService.cyan(issueHasUpdateInCloseWindow)}`);
-            if (!issueHasCommentsSinceStale && !issueHasUpdateInCloseWindow) {
+            if (!issueHasUpdateInCloseWindow) {
                 issueLogger.info(`Closing $$type because it was last updated on: ${logger_service_1.LoggerService.cyan(issue.updated_at)}`);
                 yield this._closeIssue(issue, closeMessage, closeLabel);
                 if (this.options.deleteBranch && issue.pull_request) {
@@ -807,7 +815,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
                 }
             }
             else {
-                issueLogger.info(`Stale $$type is not old enough to close yet (hasComments? ${issueHasCommentsSinceStale}, hasUpdate? ${issueHasUpdateInCloseWindow})`);
+                issueLogger.info(`Stale $$type is not old enough to close yet (hasUpdate? ${issueHasUpdateInCloseWindow})`);
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
index 486c6a78a..3da3444a9 100644
--- a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
+++ b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
@@ -667,16 +667,16 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
       `$$type marked stale on: ${LoggerService.cyan(markedStaleOn)}`
     );
 
-    const issueHasCommentsSinceStale: boolean = await this._hasCommentsSince(
-      issue,
-      markedStaleOn,
-      staleMessage
-    );
-    issueLogger.info(
-      `$$type has been commented on: ${LoggerService.cyan(
-        issueHasCommentsSinceStale
-      )}`
-    );
+    // const issueHasCommentsSinceStale: boolean = await this._hasCommentsSince(
+    //   issue,
+    //   markedStaleOn,
+    //   staleMessage
+    // );
+    // issueLogger.info(
+    //   `$$type has been commented on: ${LoggerService.cyan(
+    //     issueHasCommentsSinceStale
+    //   )}`
+    // );
 
     const daysBeforeClose: number = issue.isPullRequest
       ? this._getDaysBeforePrClose()
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
     // Should we un-stale this issue?
     if (
       shouldRemoveStaleWhenUpdated &&
-      (issueHasUpdateSinceStale || issueHasCommentsSinceStale) &&
+      issueHasUpdateSinceStale &&
       !issue.markedStaleThisRun
     ) {
       issueLogger.info(
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
       )}`
     );
 
-    if (!issueHasCommentsSinceStale && !issueHasUpdateInCloseWindow) {
+    if (!issueHasUpdateInCloseWindow) {
       issueLogger.info(
         `Closing $$type because it was last updated on: ${LoggerService.cyan(
           issue.updated_at
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
       }
     } else {
       issueLogger.info(
-        `Stale $$type is not old enough to close yet (hasComments? ${issueHasCommentsSinceStale}, hasUpdate? ${issueHasUpdateInCloseWindow})`
+        `Stale $$type is not old enough to close yet (hasUpdate? ${issueHasUpdateInCloseWindow})`
       );
     }
   }