diff --git a/src/repositories/donationRepository.ts b/src/repositories/donationRepository.ts
index 4b649faaf..5ec0e093d 100644
--- a/src/repositories/donationRepository.ts
+++ b/src/repositories/donationRepository.ts
@@ -661,12 +661,14 @@ export async function isVerifiedDonationExistsInQfRound(params: {
       `
       SELECT EXISTS (
         SELECT 1
-        FROM donation
+        FROM donation as d
+        INNER JOIN "qf_round" as qr on qr.id = $1
         WHERE 
-          status = 'verified' AND 
-          "qfRoundId" = $1 AND 
-          "projectId" = $2 AND 
-          "userId" = $3
+          d.status = 'verified' AND 
+          d."qfRoundId" = $1 AND 
+          d."projectId" = $2 AND 
+          d."userId" = $3 AND
+          d."createdAt" >= qr."beginDate" AND d."createdAt" <= qr."endDate"
       ) AS exists;
       `,
       [params.qfRoundId, params.projectId, params.userId],
diff --git a/src/resolvers/donationResolver.test.ts b/src/resolvers/donationResolver.test.ts
index 11b80dace..dfb19d3f1 100644
--- a/src/resolvers/donationResolver.test.ts
+++ b/src/resolvers/donationResolver.test.ts
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ function doesDonatedToProjectInQfRoundTestCases() {
     await saveDonationDirectlyToDb(
       createDonationData({
         status: DONATION_STATUS.VERIFIED,
-        createdAt: moment().add(50, 'days').toDate(),
+        createdAt: moment().add(8, 'days').toDate(),
         valueUsd: 20,
         qfRoundId: qfRound.id,
       }),