diff --git a/dashboard.php b/dashboard.php
index 8ec4758..b11fdeb 100644
--- a/dashboard.php
+++ b/dashboard.php
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ $offset = ($page - 1) * $limit;
 $status = isset($_GET['status']) ? $_GET['status'] : 'Open';
 $statuses = explode(',', $status);
 $whereClause = "";
-if (isset($_GET['status']) && !empty($_GET['status'])) {
+if (isset($_GET['status'])) {
     $statuses = explode(',', $_GET['status']);
     $whereClause = "WHERE status IN ('" . implode("','", $statuses) . "')";
+} else {
+    $whereClause = "WHERE status = 'Open'";
 }
 $totalTicketsQuery = "SELECT COUNT(*) as total FROM tickets $whereClause";
 $totalTicketsResult = $conn->query($totalTicketsQuery);