diff --git a/.github/workflows/issues-close-project-done.yaml b/.github/workflows/issues-close-project-done.yaml
index fdc4cd47..d643d2e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issues-close-project-done.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issues-close-project-done.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 name: Project Issue State Sync
 on:
-  schedule:
-    # Runs on minute 0 every 2 hours
-    - cron: 0 0-23/2 * * *
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  # Manual trigger
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - idwa-28-close-issues-on-project-done
+  # schedule:
+  #   # Runs on minute 0 every 2 hours
+  #   - cron: 0 0-23/2 * * *
+  # workflow_dispatch:
+  # # Manual trigger
 jobs:
   issue-state-sync:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -16,12 +19,10 @@ jobs:
           owner: CDCgov
           project_number: 34
           closed_statuses: Done
-          open_statuses: Todo,In Progress,Review
-      - name: Sync issues for OCR
-        uses: dasmerlon/project-issue-state-sync@v2
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.CLOSE_ISSUE_WHEN_PROJECT_DONE }} #this custom action doesn't allow the default GITHUB_TOKEN, it requires us to use a PAT as the secret unfortunetly..
-          owner: CDCgov
-          project_number: 33
-          closed_statuses: Done
-          open_statuses: Todo,In Progress,Review
+    # - name: Sync issues for OCR
+    #   uses: dasmerlon/project-issue-state-sync@v2
+    #   with:
+    #     github_token: ${{ secrets.CLOSE_ISSUE_WHEN_PROJECT_DONE }} #this custom action doesn't allow the default GITHUB_TOKEN, it requires us to use a PAT as the secret unfortunetly..
+    #     owner: CDCgov
+    #     project_number: 33
+    #     closed_statuses: Done