diff --git a/gitea-to-ics.py b/gitea-to-ics.py
index 1a7b4bf..7bb1170 100644
--- a/gitea-to-ics.py
+++ b/gitea-to-ics.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ combined = {}
 def get_combined(token):
     for q in ("assigned", "review_requested"):
         req = urllib.request.Request(GITEA_REPO_URL
-                                + f"/repos/issues/search?{q}=true")
+                                + f"/repos/issues/search?state=open&{q}=true")
         req.add_header("Accept", "application/json")
         req.add_header("Content-Type", "application/json")
         req.add_header("Authorization", "token " + token)