diff --git a/app/routes/appeals.tsx b/app/routes/appeals.tsx
index 93c590f..0e3b650 100644
--- a/app/routes/appeals.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/appeals.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export async function loader({ context }: { context: RequestContext }) {
       !Boolean(await dataKV.get(`blockedappeal_${currentUser.id}`)) &&
       !Boolean(
         await context.env.D1.prepare(
-          "SELECT * FROM appeals WHERE open = 1 AND user = ? LIMIT 1;",
+          "SELECT * FROM appeals WHERE approved IS NULL AND json_extract(user, '$.id') = ? LIMIT 1;",
         )
           .bind(currentUser.id)
           .first(),