diff --git a/src/request-management/request-management.service.ts b/src/request-management/request-management.service.ts
index cde2442..1f7500e 100644
--- a/src/request-management/request-management.service.ts
+++ b/src/request-management/request-management.service.ts
@@ -3936,6 +3936,7 @@ export class RequestManagementService {
   async getMyExpertInitiatedFilesV2(expert: any): Promise<any[]> {
     const expertId = new Types.ObjectId(expert.sub);
     const files = await this.blameRequestDbService.find({
+      blameStatus: { $ne: BlameStatus.UNKNOWN },
       $or: [
         { expertInitiated: true, initiatedByFieldExpertId: expertId },
         { registrarInitiated: true, initiatedByRegistrarId: expertId },