diff --git a/acqui/acqui-home.pl b/acqui/acqui-home.pl
index f6ed46c454..07b1cce899 100755
--- a/acqui/acqui-home.pl
+++ b/acqui/acqui-home.pl
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ my $status           = $query->param('status') || "ASKED";
 # Get current branch count and total viewable count, if they don't match then pass
 # both to template
 if( C4::Context->only_my_library ){
-    my $local_pendingsuggestions_count = Koha::Suggestions->search({ status => "ASKED", branchcode => C4::Context->userenv()->{'branch'} })->count();
+    my $local_pendingsuggestions_count = Koha::Suggestions->search({ status => "ASKED", branchcode => C4::Context->userenv()->{'branch'}, archived => 0 })->count();
     $template->param( suggestions_count => $local_pendingsuggestions_count );
 } else {
     my $pendingsuggestions = Koha::Suggestions->search({ status => "ASKED", archived => 0 });
diff --git a/mainpage.pl b/mainpage.pl
index d51703283d..1bacb77e16 100755
--- a/mainpage.pl
+++ b/mainpage.pl
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ my $pendingtags        = get_count_by_tag_status(0);
 # both to template
 
 if( C4::Context->only_my_library ){
-    my $local_pendingsuggestions_count = Koha::Suggestions->search({ status => "ASKED", branchcode => C4::Context->userenv()->{'branch'} })->count();
+    my $local_pendingsuggestions_count = Koha::Suggestions->search({ status => "ASKED", branchcode => C4::Context->userenv()->{'branch'}, archived => 0 })->count();
     $template->param( pendingsuggestions => $local_pendingsuggestions_count );
 } else {
     my $pendingsuggestions = Koha::Suggestions->search({ status => "ASKED", archived => 0 });