diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
index baa8d338110e..6309b4e56206 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ body:
 
   - type: checkboxes
     attributes:
-      label: Is there an existing issue for this?
-      description: Please search to see if an issue already exists for the bug you encountered.
+      label: Is there an [existing issue](https://github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/issues?q=is%3Aissue) for this?
+      description: Please [search](https://github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/issues?q=is%3Aissue) to see if an issue already exists for the bug you encountered.
       options:
-        - label: I have searched the existing issues
+        - label: I have [searched](https://github.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/issues?q=is%3Aissue) the existing open and closed issues
           required: true
 
   - type: markdown
diff --git a/.github/workflows/monkey-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/monkey-ci.yml
index 21252fdf4120..60ed2fcafbe2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/monkey-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/monkey-ci.yml
@@ -239,14 +239,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           filters: |
             languages:
-              - 'frontend/static/languages/*.json'
+              - 'frontend/static/languages/**'
             quotes:
-              - 'frontend/static/quotes/*.json'
+              - 'frontend/static/quotes/**'
             others:
-              - 'frontend/static/layouts/*.json'
+              - 'frontend/static/layouts/**'
               - 'frontend/static/themes/**'
               - 'frontend/static/webfonts/**'
-              - 'frontend/static/challenges/*.json'
+              - 'frontend/static/challenges/**'
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4