diff --git a/src/orca/services/synapse/ops.py b/src/orca/services/synapse/ops.py
index 42c1347..e97655b 100644
--- a/src/orca/services/synapse/ops.py
+++ b/src/orca/services/synapse/ops.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def get_submissions_with_status(
 
         # Get all submissions for the given ``submission_view``
         query_results = self.client.tableQuery(
-            f"select * from {submission_view} where status = '{submission_status}'"
+            f"select id from {submission_view} where status = '{submission_status}'"
         )
 
         submission_ids = query_results.asDataFrame()["id"].tolist()
diff --git a/tests/services/synapse/test_ops.py b/tests/services/synapse/test_ops.py
index 766def2..a556d0f 100644
--- a/tests/services/synapse/test_ops.py
+++ b/tests/services/synapse/test_ops.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def test_get_submissions_with_status(
 
             # Assertions
             syn_mock.tableQuery.assert_called_once_with(
-                f"select * from {submission_view} where status = '{submission_status}'"
+                f"select id from {submission_view} where status = '{submission_status}'"
             )
             table_mock.asDataFrame.assert_called()
             assert result == input_dict["id"]