diff --git a/web/src/app/admin/connectors/github/page.tsx b/web/src/app/admin/connectors/github/page.tsx
index ac30dca23..9354695f4 100644
--- a/web/src/app/admin/connectors/github/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/admin/connectors/github/page.tsx
@@ -190,10 +190,14 @@ const Main = () => {
               repo_name: Yup.string().required(
                 "Please enter the name of the repository to index e.g. danswer "
               ),
+              include_prs: Yup.boolean().required(),
+              include_issues: Yup.boolean().required(),
             })}
             initialValues={{
               repo_owner: "",
               repo_name: "",
+              include_prs: true,
+              include_issues: true,
             }}
             refreshFreq={10 * 60} // 10 minutes
             onSubmit={async (isSuccess, responseJson) => {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/types.ts b/web/src/lib/types.ts
index b357e8ff6..c4f5f4ec0 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ export interface WebConfig {
 export interface GithubConfig {
   repo_owner: string;
   repo_name: string;
+  include_prs: boolean;
+  include_issues: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface GoogleDriveConfig {