diff --git a/roles/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg b/roles/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
index 746591b745..4bcec74f3d 100644
--- a/roles/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
+++ b/roles/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
@@ -388,7 +388,8 @@ CROSS_PROJECT_ACLS = [
     'modify_project',
     'issue_create',
     'issue_comment',
-    'issue_close',
+    'issue_change_status',
+    'issue_update',
     'pull_request_create',
     'pull_request_comment',
     'pull_request_merge',