diff --git a/src/apps/copilots/src/pages/copilot-request-form/index.tsx b/src/apps/copilots/src/pages/copilot-request-form/index.tsx
index b93dd89e9..fd3370889 100644
--- a/src/apps/copilots/src/pages/copilot-request-form/index.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/copilots/src/pages/copilot-request-form/index.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const CopilotRequestForm: FC<{}> = () => {
     const [formErrors, setFormErrors] = useState<any>({})
     const [paymentType, setPaymentType] = useState<string>('')
     const [projectFromQuery, setProjectFromQuery] = useState<Project>()
+    const activeProjectStatuses = ['active', 'approved', 'draft', 'new']
 
     const { data: copilotRequestData }: CopilotRequestResponse = useCopilotRequest(routeParams.requestId)
 
@@ -114,7 +115,13 @@ const CopilotRequestForm: FC<{}> = () => {
         label: string;
         value: string;
     }>> {
-        const response = await getProjects(inputValue)
+        const response = await getProjects(inputValue, {
+            filter: {
+                status: {
+                    $in: [activeProjectStatuses],
+                },
+            },
+        })
         return response.map(project => ({ label: project.name, value: project.id }))
     }
 
diff --git a/src/apps/copilots/src/services/projects.ts b/src/apps/copilots/src/services/projects.ts
index 096c373ef..2c31d88b7 100644
--- a/src/apps/copilots/src/services/projects.ts
+++ b/src/apps/copilots/src/services/projects.ts
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ export const getProject = (projectId: string): Promise<Project> => {
     return xhrGetAsync<Project>(url)
 }
 
-export const getProjects = (search?: string, filter?: any): Promise<Project[]> => {
-    const params = { name: `"${search}"`, ...filter }
+export const getProjects = (search?: string, config?: {filter: any}): Promise<Project[]> => {
+    const params = { name: search, ...config?.filter }
     const url = buildUrl(baseUrl, params)
     return xhrGetAsync<Project[]>(url)
 }