diff --git a/apps/api/plane/app/views/search/issue.py b/apps/api/plane/app/views/search/issue.py
index ed826782a7c..b3bce1eda01 100644
--- a/apps/api/plane/app/views/search/issue.py
+++ b/apps/api/plane/app/views/search/issue.py
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ def filter_issues_excluding_related_issues(
         )
 
         related_issue_ids = [item for sublist in related_issue_ids for item in sublist]
+        related_issue_ids.append(issue_id)
 
         if issue:
-            issues = issues.filter(~Q(pk=issue_id), ~Q(pk__in=related_issue_ids))
+            issues = issues.exclude(pk__in=related_issue_ids)
 
         return issues