diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index 1a9021846..3149852dd 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-blank_issues_enabled: true
+blank_issues_enabled: false
 contact_links:
   - name: Esri Community
     url: https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-leaflet/ct-p/esri-leaflet