diff --git a/migrations/init.sql b/migrations/init.sql
index d8e3094f52b816ef80332ca35301c1fd1cd2e16c..d65857610a00af29a6b5963aadaac11b19deda9f 100644
--- a/migrations/init.sql
+++ b/migrations/init.sql
@@ -183,5 +183,6 @@ INSERT INTO subscriptions (curator_id, subscriber_id, status)
 VALUES
     (1, 1, 'ACCEPTED'),
     (1, 2, 'ACCEPTED'),
+    (1, 3, 'PENDING'),
     (2, 1, 'PENDING'),
     (3, 1, 'REJECTED');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/repositories/CuratorsRepository.php b/src/repositories/CuratorsRepository.php
index f64d308855e534bdef22ac72183ab6989b26681c..3568aab223b00ea388bff6802bf14265d47215a3 100644
--- a/src/repositories/CuratorsRepository.php
+++ b/src/repositories/CuratorsRepository.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class CuratorsRepository extends Repository {
     }
 
     public function getSubscriberCount($curator_id) {
-        $query = 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM subscriptions WHERE curator_id = :curator_id';
+        $query = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM subscriptions WHERE curator_id = :curator_id AND status = 'ACCEPTED'";
         $params = [
             'curator_id' => $curator_id
         ];