diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
index 3cbadb0353..24b32ccd06 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ name: Bug Report
 description: File a bug report
 labels: ["c.Bug 🐛"]
 body:
-- type: checkboxes
+- type: dropdown
+  id: existing
   attributes:
-    label: Is there an existing issue for this?
+    label: Please confirm that you have searched existing issues in the repo
     description: Please search to see if an issue already exists for the bug you encountered.
     options:
-    - label: I have searched the existing issues
-      required: true
+      - 'Yes, I have searched the existing issues'
+      - 'No'
+  validations:
+    required: true
 - type: input
   id: related
   attributes:
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.yml
index 0654d41b28..11466582b6 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ name: Feature request
 description:  Suggest a new idea/feature for MarkBind
 labels: ["c.Feature 🚀"]
 body:
-- type: checkboxes
+- type: dropdown
+  id: existing
   attributes:
-    label: Is there an existing issue for this?
+    label: Please confirm that you have searched existing issues in the repo
     description: Please search to see if an issue already exists for the request.
     options:
-    - label: I have searched the existing issues
-      required: true
+      - 'Yes, I have searched the existing issues'
+      - 'No'
+  validations:
+    required: true
 - type: input
   id: related
   attributes: