diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ba13e0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+blank_issues_enabled: false
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/custom.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/custom.md
index 5a3cc5a7..f6f78e1e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/custom.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/custom.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
-name: Custom issue template
+name: New issue
 about: Describe this issue template's purpose here.
-title: ''
+title: 'New issue'
 labels: ''
 assignees: ''