diff --git a/app/mailers/curation_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/curation_mailer.rb
index d5f4af9be..0d34d865b 100644
--- a/app/mailers/curation_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/curation_mailer.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def events_require_approval(provider, cut_off_time)
 
     # @events = @provider.events.where { |e| e.lmm_processed > cut_off_time }
     @new_events = @provider.events.filter { |e| e.created_at > cut_off_time }
-    @stale_events = @provider.events.filter { |e| e.stale? }
+    @stale_events = @provider.events.not_finished.filter { |e| e.stale? }
     subject = t('mailer.events_require_approval.subject')
     mail(subject:, to: @provider.content_curation_email) do |format|
       format.html