diff --git a/greenmine/projects/aggregates/stats.py b/greenmine/projects/aggregates/stats.py
index 9b8df8fe..97f53c6d 100644
--- a/greenmine/projects/aggregates/stats.py
+++ b/greenmine/projects/aggregates/stats.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 from django.db.models import Q, Count
+from greenmine.projects.models import IssueStatus
 import datetime
 import copy
 
@@ -142,9 +143,10 @@ def get_stats_for_project_issues(project):
         project_issues_stats['last_four_weeks_days']['by_open_closed']['closed'].append(
             project.issues.filter(finished_date__gte=day, finished_date__lt=next_day).count()
         )
-        open_this_day = project.issues.filter(created_date__lt=next_day)
+        list_of_closed_status_ids = IssueStatus.objects.filter(is_closed=True).values('id')
+        open_this_day = project.issues.filter(status_id__in=list_of_closed_status_ids)
+        open_this_day = open_this_day.filter(created_date__lt=next_day)
         open_this_day = open_this_day.filter(Q(finished_date__gt=day) | Q(finished_date__isnull=True))
-        open_this_day = open_this_day.filter(status__is_closed=False)
         for severity in project_issues_stats['last_four_weeks_days']['by_severity']:
             project_issues_stats['last_four_weeks_days']['by_severity'][severity]['data'].append(
                 open_this_day.filter(severity_id=severity).count()