diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-monster.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-monster.lock.yml
index 8a36d95e..684ee0ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-monster.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-monster.lock.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 
 name: "Issue Monster"
 "on":
+  issues:
+    types:
+    - opened
   schedule:
   - cron: "52 */1 * * *"
     # Friendly format: every 1h (scattered)
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ permissions:
   pull-requests: read
 
 concurrency:
-  group: "gh-aw-${{ github.workflow }}"
+  group: "gh-aw-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.issue.number }}"
 
 run-name: "Issue Monster"
 
@@ -79,8 +82,6 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       issues: read
       pull-requests: read
-    concurrency:
-      group: "gh-aw-copilot-${{ github.workflow }}"
     env:
       GH_AW_MCP_LOG_DIR: /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs/safeoutputs
       GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS: /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/outputs.jsonl
@@ -988,8 +989,6 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.agent.outputs.output_types != '' || needs.agent.outputs.has_patch == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions: {}
-    concurrency:
-      group: "gh-aw-copilot-${{ github.workflow }}"
     timeout-minutes: 10
     outputs:
       success: ${{ steps.parse_results.outputs.success }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-monster.md b/.github/workflows/issue-monster.md
index 1f540b18..4c8b5b06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-monster.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-monster.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 name: Issue Monster
 description: The Cookie Monster of issues - assigns issues to Copilot agents one at a time
 on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule: every 1h
   skip-if-match: