diff --git a/.github/auto_assign.yml b/.github/auto_assign.yml
index eb9afcafc..c2c4c4acb 100644
--- a/.github/auto_assign.yml
+++ b/.github/auto_assign.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ addReviewers: false
 
 # Set to true to add assignees to pull requests
 addAssignees: author
+
+runOnDraft: true