diff --git a/apps/api/plane/api/views/state.py b/apps/api/plane/api/views/state.py
index bd91de39aa..8d2633e675 100644
--- a/apps/api/plane/api/views/state.py
+++ b/apps/api/plane/api/views/state.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class StateDetailAPIEndpoint(BaseAPIView):
             )
 
         # Check for any issues in the state
-        issue_exist = Issue.issue_objects.filter(state=state_id).exists()
+        issue_exist = Issue.objects.filter(state=state_id).exists()
 
         if issue_exist:
             return Response(
diff --git a/apps/api/plane/app/views/state/base.py b/apps/api/plane/app/views/state/base.py
index de8d939535..bb5026b0fe 100644
--- a/apps/api/plane/app/views/state/base.py
+++ b/apps/api/plane/app/views/state/base.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class StateViewSet(BaseViewSet):
             )
 
         # Check for any issues in the state
-        issue_exist = Issue.issue_objects.filter(state=pk).exists()
+        issue_exist = Issue.objects.filter(state=pk).exists()
 
         if issue_exist:
             return Response(