diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_crash.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_crash.md
index c3746708ce..7c11abcd4f 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_crash.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_crash.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Bug report (major)
 about: A major bug which significantly impacts usability, eg. an unexpected quit, crash, freeze.
-labels: 'bug: crash',
+labels: 'bug: crash,'
 ---
 
 ### Bug description
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_bug.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_bug.md
index 00508e2c33..1ac0381330 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_bug.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_bug.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Bug report
 about: A concrete bug report with steps to reproduce the behavior.
-labels: bug,
+labels: 'bug,'
 ---
 
 ### Bug description
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_parity.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_parity.md
index 7bc3960d02..a3018c516b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_parity.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_parity.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Feature request (a missing known Zulip feature)
 about: A request for a feature which is missing, but present in another Zulip client (eg. Web/Desktop/mobile).
-labels: 'missing feature',
+labels: 'missing feature,'
 ---
 
 ### Description of feature missing from another Zulip client
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/04_platform.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/04_platform.md
index 708ecb6e60..cd4592735a 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/04_platform.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/04_platform.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Feature suggestion
 about: A suggestion for an improvement, specific to the capabilities of the terminal environment.
-labels: enhancement,
+labels: 'enhancement,'
 ---
 
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