diff --git a/.ng-dev/caretaker.ts b/.ng-dev/caretaker.ts
index 4104b55e33..6d6aaa9684 100644
--- a/.ng-dev/caretaker.ts
+++ b/.ng-dev/caretaker.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ export const caretaker: CaretakerConfig = {
     },
     {
       name: 'Merge Assistance Queue',
-      query: `is:pr is:open status:success label:"action: merge-assistance"`,
+      query: `is:pr is:open label:"action: merge-assistance"`,
     },
     {
       name: 'Initial Triage Queue',
-      query: `is:open is:issue no:milestone`,
+      query: `is:open no:milestone`,
     }
   ]
 };