diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/project.service.ts b/apps/api/src/services/project.service.ts
index 7ae4d5e9..b2bbcc10 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/project.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/project.service.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ export const projectService = {
     queryParts.push(`is:organization`);
     queryParts.push(`is:public`);
     queryParts.push(`fork:true`);
+    queryParts.push(`archived:false`);
+  
 
     const searchQueryString = queryParts.join(" ");