diff --git a/.changelog/current/3317-npm-audit-fix.md b/.changelog/current/3317-npm-audit-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2617968d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/current/3317-npm-audit-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Maintenance
+
+- Prevent issues in cron-based workflows
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml
index 9132bbdba..0ac049ced 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         branches:
           - ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
-          - 'stable34'
-          - 'stable33'
-          - 'stable32'
 
     name: npm-audit-fix-${{ matrix.branches }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml.patch b/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml.patch
index f88994ac4..f7985566d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml.patch
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml
-index 928fc930..9132bbdb 100644
+index 928fc930..0ac049ce 100644
 --- a/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml
 +++ b/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml
-@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ jobs:
+@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ jobs:
+       matrix:
+         branches:
+           - ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+-          - 'stable34'
+-          - 'stable33'
+-          - 'stable32'
+ 
+     name: npm-audit-fix-${{ matrix.branches }}
+ 
+@@ -82,4 +79,4 @@ jobs:
            body: ${{ steps.npm-audit.outputs.markdown }}
            labels: |
              dependencies