diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/grad/report/controller/CommonController.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/grad/report/controller/CommonController.java
index 851a24ac..ed676e89 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/grad/report/controller/CommonController.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/grad/report/controller/CommonController.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
 
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 @CrossOrigin
@@ -278,7 +277,10 @@ public ResponseEntity<List<StudentCredentialDistribution>> getStudentCredentials
             @PathVariable String credentialType, @RequestBody StudentSearchRequest studentSearchRequest,
             @RequestHeader(name="Authorization") String accessToken) {
         logger.debug("getStudentCredentialsForUserRequestDisRun : ");
-        return response.GET(commonService.getStudentCredentialsForUserRequestDisRun(credentialType,studentSearchRequest,false,accessToken.replace(BEARER, "")));
+        boolean isPenNumberSearch = studentSearchRequest.getPens() != null && !studentSearchRequest.getPens().isEmpty()
+                && !studentSearchRequest.getPens().stream().filter(StringUtils::isNotBlank).toList().isEmpty();
+        boolean onlyWithNullDistributionDate = !isPenNumberSearch && studentSearchRequest.getGradDateFrom() == null && studentSearchRequest.getGradDateTo() == null;
+        return response.GET(commonService.getStudentCredentialsForUserRequestDisRun(credentialType,studentSearchRequest,onlyWithNullDistributionDate,accessToken.replace(BEARER, "")));
     }
 
     @PostMapping(EducGradReportApiConstants.USER_REQUEST_DIS_RUN_WITH_NULL_DISTRIBUTION_DATE)