diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/story.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/story.md
index 31e3e27f95..8b589e28f6 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/story.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/story.md
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 name: 🎟  Story
 about: Specify a Scrum user story.  (e.g. "As a user, I want to sign in with SSO.")
 title: ''
-labels: ''
+labels: 'story'
 assignees: ''
 
 ---
 
 ## User story 
 
+<!-- Always has an estimation. Always drives business value.  Always gets QA'd.  Always fits within 1 sprint. -->
+
 TODO
 
 <!-- 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/technical-sub-task.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/technical-sub-task.md
index df39d5485a..0137f3f0ff 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/technical-sub-task.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/technical-sub-task.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: 🎟  Technical sub-task
 about: Specify an optional technical sub-task for a Scrum user story. 
 title: ''
-labels: ''
+labels: 'technical sub-task'
 assignees: ''
 
 ---