diff --git a/.github/workflows/snyk-github-issue-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/snyk-github-issue-sync.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34eb5c1ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/snyk-github-issue-sync.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: 'Snyk Github Issue Sync'
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 */4 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Create Snyk report
+        uses: snyk/actions/node@master
+        with:
+          args: >
+            --yarn-workspaces
+            --org=backstage-dgh
+            --strict-out-of-sync=false
+            --json-file-output=snyk.json
+          json: true
+        env:
+          SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Update Github issues
+        run: yarn ts-node scripts/snyk-github-issue-sync.ts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snyk-monitor.yml b/.github/workflows/snyk-monitor.yml
index 32df37f35b..0adb6c5bcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snyk-monitor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snyk-monitor.yml
@@ -43,14 +43,9 @@ jobs:
             --org=backstage-dgh
             --strict-out-of-sync=false
             --sarif-file-output=snyk.sarif
-            --json-file-output=snyk.json
-          json: true
         env:
           SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
       - name: Upload Snyk report
         uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v1
         with:
           sarif_file: snyk.sarif
-
-      - name: Update Github issues
-        run: yarn ts-node scripts/snyk-github-issue-sync.ts