diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/download/select_jobs.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/download/select_jobs.gitlab-ci.yml
index 503c21a99c9a75b2bca9416ac10d5a9bca70a16c..ee1ca18d35289efb4a9a2ad18b25b8aa12f65e93 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/download/select_jobs.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/download/select_jobs.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
       	PIPELINES=$(curl -s "$API_URL/projects/$DEP_ID/pipelines?ref=${BRANCH_TO_PULL}")
       	echo "Found $(jq length <<<$PIPELINES) regular pipelines."
 
-      	echo "Retrieve first affiliated MR by curling \"$API_URL/projects/$DEP_ID/merge_requests?source_branch=$BRANCH_TO_PULL\""
+      	echo "Retrieve first affiliated MR by curling \"$API_URL/projects/$DEP_ID/merge_requests?source_branch=$BRANCH_TO_PULL&state=opened\""
       	MR_ID=$(curl -s "$API_URL/projects/$DEP_ID/merge_requests?source_branch=$BRANCH_TO_PULL" | jq '.[0].iid')
       	if [[ $MR_ID != null ]]; then
       		echo "MR pipeline curled from \"$API_URL/projects/$DEP_ID/merge_requests/$MR_ID/pipelines\""