diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 3c17a017..02c0c251 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Bug report
 about: Create a report to help us improve
 title: ''
-labels: bug, ":new:"
+labels: ":new:, bug"
 assignees: ''
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index 3740a47b..8690ad71 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Feature request
 about: Suggest an idea for jrnl
 title: ''
-labels: enhancement, ":new:"
+labels: ":new:, enhancement"
 assignees: ''
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/support_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/support_request.md
index 2b6a86ef..d9608885 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/support_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/support_request.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Support Request
 about: Get help with jrnl
 title: ''
-labels: support, ":new:"
+labels: ":new:, support"
 assignees: ''
 
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@@ -24,4 +24,3 @@ If you would fill out the below points, that would make our process a whole lot
 * **What have you tried?**
 
 * **Other information** (e.g. detailed explanation, stacktraces, related issues, suggestions how to fix, links for us to have context, eg. stackoverflow, gitter, etc)
-