diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DashBoardManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DashBoardManager.java
index a395b4aa0..5ddbc38f1 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DashBoardManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DashBoardManager.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package eu.eudat.logic.managers;
 
 import eu.eudat.data.dao.criteria.DataManagementPlanCriteria;
 import eu.eudat.data.dao.criteria.DatasetCriteria;
+import eu.eudat.data.dao.criteria.ProjectCriteria;
 import eu.eudat.data.dao.entities.DMPDao;
 import eu.eudat.data.dao.entities.DatasetDao;
 import eu.eudat.data.dao.entities.ProjectDao;
@@ -63,11 +64,13 @@ public class DashBoardManager {
         datasetCriteria.setAllVersions(false);
         DataManagementPlanCriteria dataManagementPlanCriteria = new DataManagementPlanCriteria();
         dataManagementPlanCriteria.setAllVersions(false);
+        ProjectCriteria projectCriteria = new ProjectCriteria();
+
         CompletableFuture dmpFuture = dataManagementPlanRepository.getAuthenticated(dataManagementPlanRepository.getWithCriteria(dataManagementPlanCriteria), user).countAsync()
                 .whenComplete((dmpsStats, throwable) -> statistics.setTotalDataManagementPlanCount(dmpsStats));
         CompletableFuture datasetFuture = datasetRepository.getAuthenticated(datasetRepository.getWithCriteria(datasetCriteria), user).countAsync()
                 .whenComplete((datasetsStats, throwable) -> statistics.setTotalDataSetCount(datasetsStats));
-        CompletableFuture projectFuture = projectRepository.getAuthenticated(projectRepository.asQueryable(), user).countAsync()
+        CompletableFuture projectFuture = projectRepository.getAuthenticated(projectRepository.getWithCriteria(projectCriteria), user).countAsync()
                 .whenComplete((projectsStats, throwable) -> statistics.setTotalProjectCount(projectsStats));
 
         CompletableFuture.allOf(dmpFuture, datasetFuture, projectFuture).join();
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ public class DashBoardManager {
         datasetCriteria.setAllVersions(false);
         DataManagementPlanCriteria dataManagementPlanCriteria = new DataManagementPlanCriteria();
         dataManagementPlanCriteria.setAllVersions(false);
-
+        ProjectCriteria projectCriteria = new ProjectCriteria();
         RecentActivityDataBuilder recentActivityDataBuilder = apiContext.getOperationsContext().getBuilderFactory().getBuilder(RecentActivityDataBuilder.class);
 
         CompletableFuture<List<RecentActivityData>> dmps = dataManagementPlanRepository.getAuthenticated(dataManagementPlanRepository.getWithCriteria(dataManagementPlanCriteria), user)
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ public class DashBoardManager {
                 .selectAsync(item -> recentActivityDataBuilder.label(item.getLabel()).timestamp(item.getModified()).id(item.getId().toString()).build())
                 .whenComplete((datasetActivities, throwable) -> activity.setRecentDatasetActivities(datasetActivities));
 
-        CompletableFuture<List<RecentActivityData>> projects = projectRepository.getAuthenticated(projectRepository.asQueryable(), user)
+        CompletableFuture<List<RecentActivityData>> projects = projectRepository.getAuthenticated(projectRepository.getWithCriteria(projectCriteria), user)
                 .withHint("projectRecentActivity")
                 .orderBy((builder, root) -> builder.desc(root.get("modified")))
                 .take(numberofactivities)