diff --git a/backend/plugins/gitlab/tasks/shared.go b/backend/plugins/gitlab/tasks/shared.go
index e8f8c650bdb..3c100d7dd2e 100644
--- a/backend/plugins/gitlab/tasks/shared.go
+++ b/backend/plugins/gitlab/tasks/shared.go
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ func GetMergeRequestsIterator(taskCtx plugin.SubTaskContext, apiCollector *api.S
 		dal.From("_tool_gitlab_merge_requests gmr"),
 		// collect only openning merge request's notes and commits to speed up the process
 		dal.Where(
-			`gmr.project_id = ? and gmr.connection_id = ? AND state = ?`,
-			data.Options.ProjectId, data.Options.ConnectionId, "opened",
+			`gmr.project_id = ? and gmr.connection_id = ?`,
+			data.Options.ProjectId, data.Options.ConnectionId,
 		),
 	}
 	if apiCollector != nil {