diff --git a/lib/gitea.py b/lib/gitea.py
index 18dcb43..0c765ce 100644
--- a/lib/gitea.py
+++ b/lib/gitea.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Gitea:
         repository: str,
     ):
         path = f"/repos/{repository}/issues"
-        params = {"state": "open", 'pull_request': None}
+        params = {"state": "open", "type": "issues"}
         self.logger.debug(f">> Path used to get issues: {path}")
 
         result = self.requests_get(path, params)