diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 8ba9fe7703..9681a2b317 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 name: Bug report
-about: Create a report to help us improve
+about: Crashes, error messages, and broken features
 title: ''
+type: 'bug'
 labels: ''
 assignees: ''