diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml
index 36a29c302..d28b1080c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,24 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      
     - uses: damccorm/tag-ur-it@master
       with:
         repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
         configuration-path: "./triage-rules.yml"
 
+    - if: failure()
+      uses: actions/github-script@0.4.0
+      with:
+        github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+        script: |
+          github.issues.addLabels({
+            issue_number: context.issue,
+            owner: context.owner,
+            repo: context.repo,
+            labels: ['needs triage']
+          })
+
     - name: Set Node.js 10.x
       uses: actions/setup-node@master
       with: