diff --git a/backend/api/getPriorityEntriesHandler.go b/backend/api/getPriorityEntriesHandler.go
index 4d2c4ee7..d5207666 100644
--- a/backend/api/getPriorityEntriesHandler.go
+++ b/backend/api/getPriorityEntriesHandler.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func getPriorityEntriesHandler(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 func getProjectIdForIssue(c *fiber.Ctx, issueId int) (int, error) {
 	c.Response().Reset()
 	c.Request().URI().SetQueryString(
-		fmt.Sprintf("issue_id=%d", issueId))
+		fmt.Sprintf("issue_id=%d,status_id=*", issueId))
 
 	if err := getIssuesHandler(c); err != nil {
 	} else if c.Response().StatusCode() != fiber.StatusOK {