diff --git a/app/labor/badge_rewarder.rb b/app/labor/badge_rewarder.rb
index 293dbcc55..1bc584e44 100644
--- a/app/labor/badge_rewarder.rb
+++ b/app/labor/badge_rewarder.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module BadgeRewarder
       count = 0
       num_weeks.times do |i|
         num = i + 1
-        count += 1 if user.articles.where("published_at > ? AND published_at < ?", num.weeks.ago, (num - 1).weeks.ago).any?
+        count += 1 if user.articles.published.where("published_at > ? AND published_at < ?", num.weeks.ago, (num - 1).weeks.ago).any?
       end
       usernames << user.username if count >= num_weeks
     end
diff --git a/spec/labor/badge_rewarder_spec.rb b/spec/labor/badge_rewarder_spec.rb
index 2ce4103e6..76e25c895 100644
--- a/spec/labor/badge_rewarder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/labor/badge_rewarder_spec.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ RSpec.describe BadgeRewarder do
       expect(user.badges.size).to eq(1)
     end
 
-    it "does not reward beloved comment to non-qualifying comment" do
+    it "does not reward the badge to not qualified users" do
       create(:badge, title: "4 Week Streak", slug: "4-week-streak")
       user = create(:user)
       create(:article, user: user, published: true, published_at: 26.days.ago)