diff --git a/apiserver/plane/app/views/search.py b/apiserver/plane/app/views/search.py
index 13acabfe8..ccef3d18f 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/app/views/search.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/app/views/search.py
@@ -247,12 +247,7 @@ class IssueSearchEndpoint(BaseAPIView):
         if parent == "true" and issue_id:
             issue = Issue.issue_objects.get(pk=issue_id)
             issues = issues.filter(
-                ~Q(pk=issue_id), ~Q(pk=issue.parent_id), parent__isnull=True
-            ).exclude(
-                pk__in=Issue.issue_objects.filter(
-                    parent__isnull=False
-                ).values_list("parent_id", flat=True)
-            )
+                ~Q(pk=issue_id), ~Q(pk=issue.parent_id), ~Q(parent_id=issue_id))
         if issue_relation == "true" and issue_id:
             issue = Issue.issue_objects.get(pk=issue_id)
             issues = issues.filter(