diff --git a/src/main/java/org/keycloak/gh/bot/security/email/MailProcessor.java b/src/main/java/org/keycloak/gh/bot/security/email/MailProcessor.java
index eebff0a..cf7f0b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/keycloak/gh/bot/security/email/MailProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/keycloak/gh/bot/security/email/MailProcessor.java
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ private void processSingleMessage(Message msgSummary, GitHub github, GHRepositor
                 var issue = issueOpt.get();
                 if (issue.getState() == GHIssueState.CLOSED) {
                     issue.reopen();
+                    issue.addLabels(Labels.STATUS_TRIAGE);
                     LOGGER.infof("Reopened existing closed issue #%d for thread %s", issue.getNumber(), threadId);
                 }
                 appendComment(issue, from, body, attachmentSection);