diff --git a/apps/onboarding-functions/src/main/java/it/pagopa/selfcare/onboarding/service/CompletionServiceDefault.java b/apps/onboarding-functions/src/main/java/it/pagopa/selfcare/onboarding/service/CompletionServiceDefault.java
index 4e560febe..62e5d4dc1 100644
--- a/apps/onboarding-functions/src/main/java/it/pagopa/selfcare/onboarding/service/CompletionServiceDefault.java
+++ b/apps/onboarding-functions/src/main/java/it/pagopa/selfcare/onboarding/service/CompletionServiceDefault.java
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public void rejectOutdatedOnboardings(Onboarding onboarding) {
         LocalDateTime now = LocalDateTime.now();
         onboardingRepository
                 .update("status = ?1 and updatedAt = ?2 ", REJECTED, now)
-                .where("productId = ?1 and institution.origin = ?2 and institution.originId = ?3 and status not in ['COMPLETED', 'FAILED', 'DELETED']",
+                .where("productId = ?1 and institution.origin = ?2 and institution.originId = ?3 and status IN ('PENDING', 'TOBEVALIDATED')",
                         onboarding.getProductId(), onboarding.getInstitution().getOrigin(), onboarding.getInstitution().getOriginId());
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/onboarding-functions/src/test/java/it/pagopa/selfcare/onboarding/service/CompletionServiceDefaultTest.java b/apps/onboarding-functions/src/test/java/it/pagopa/selfcare/onboarding/service/CompletionServiceDefaultTest.java
index f613815c0..0ab7514e7 100644
--- a/apps/onboarding-functions/src/test/java/it/pagopa/selfcare/onboarding/service/CompletionServiceDefaultTest.java
+++ b/apps/onboarding-functions/src/test/java/it/pagopa/selfcare/onboarding/service/CompletionServiceDefaultTest.java
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void rejectOutdatedOnboardings(){
         onboarding.getInstitution().setOrigin(Origin.IPA);
 
         PanacheUpdate panacheUpdateMock = mock(PanacheUpdate.class);
-        when(panacheUpdateMock.where("productId = ?1 and institution.origin = ?2 and institution.originId = ?3 and status not in ['COMPLETED', 'FAILED', 'DELETED']",
+        when(panacheUpdateMock.where("productId = ?1 and institution.origin = ?2 and institution.originId = ?3 and status IN ('PENDING', 'TOBEVALIDATED')",
                 onboarding.getProductId(), onboarding.getInstitution().getOrigin(), onboarding.getInstitution().getOriginId()))
                 .thenReturn(Long.valueOf(1));
         when(onboardingRepository.update("status = ?1 and updatedAt = ?2 ", any(), any()))