diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02-bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02-bug_report.yml
index fe0ea2d5b..fe2ebae3c 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02-bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02-bug_report.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ body:
     - type: checkboxes
       id: check-duplicate
       attributes:
-          label: I have already checked through the existing bug reports and found no duplicates
+          label: I have already checked through the existing (both open AND closed) bug reports and found no duplicates
           options:
               - label: 'Yes'
                 required: true