diff --git a/ee/app/graphql/resolvers/ai/duo_workflows/workflows_resolver.rb b/ee/app/graphql/resolvers/ai/duo_workflows/workflows_resolver.rb
index f76f136ee9eaba43f92ca04b7030662c7ce06a00..e710063a46b322d519253127408bf261097afcad 100644
--- a/ee/app/graphql/resolvers/ai/duo_workflows/workflows_resolver.rb
+++ b/ee/app/graphql/resolvers/ai/duo_workflows/workflows_resolver.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def resolve(**args)
 
             workflows = workflows.for_project(object).from_pipeline
           else
-            workflows = workflows.for_user(current_user.id)
+            workflows = workflows.for_user(current_user.id).not_archived
             if args[:project_path].present?
               project = Project.find_by_full_path(args[:project_path])
 
diff --git a/ee/app/models/ai/duo_workflows/workflow.rb b/ee/app/models/ai/duo_workflows/workflow.rb
index 9c0cf8a6830b63ed07262100e4e7afb3ccc56913..7aa89210f01c8ea14508143bfcab36c978d50bea 100644
--- a/ee/app/models/ai/duo_workflows/workflow.rb
+++ b/ee/app/models/ai/duo_workflows/workflow.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Workflow < ::ApplicationRecord
       scope :with_workflow_definition, ->(definition) { where(workflow_definition: definition) }
       scope :with_environment, ->(environment) { where(environment: environment) }
       scope :from_pipeline, -> { where.not(workflow_definition: :chat).with_environment(:web) }
+      scope :not_archived, -> { where(created_at: CHECKPOINT_RETENTION_DAYS.days.ago..) }
 
       TARGET_STATUSES = {
         start: :running,
diff --git a/ee/spec/models/ai/duo_workflows/workflow_spec.rb b/ee/spec/models/ai/duo_workflows/workflow_spec.rb
index c009a0eb889aa36912bc29bf1032b516d4120476..9f3161e5cf08b3f5ad90e1518aa636b66b39307d 100644
--- a/ee/spec/models/ai/duo_workflows/workflow_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/models/ai/duo_workflows/workflow_spec.rb
@@ -118,6 +118,17 @@
       end
     end
 
+    describe '.not_archived' do
+      let!(:recent_workflow) { create(:duo_workflows_workflow, created_at: 1.day.ago) }
+      let!(:archived_workflow) do
+        create(:duo_workflows_workflow, created_at: (Ai::DuoWorkflows::CHECKPOINT_RETENTION_DAYS + 1).days.ago)
+      end
+
+      it 'finds workflows that are not archived' do
+        expect(described_class.not_archived).to contain_exactly(recent_workflow)
+      end
+    end
+
     describe '#only_known_pre_approved_agent_priviliges' do
       let(:agent_privileges) { [] }
       let(:pre_approved_agent_privileges) { [] }
diff --git a/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/ai/duo_workflows/workflows_spec.rb b/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/ai/duo_workflows/workflows_spec.rb
index 41a8f49ed88f10f8521f05ff70b1ca976f9bb605..eacd85cb10a7a4291bd9ad7647aa2f6c21c79c92 100644
--- a/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/ai/duo_workflows/workflows_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/ai/duo_workflows/workflows_spec.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
       workflow_without_environment,
       workflow_with_ide_environment,
       workflow_with_web_environment,
-      archived_workflow,
       stalled_workflow,
       non_stalled_workflow_with_checkpoint
     ]
@@ -447,12 +446,6 @@
 
           returned_workflows_by_id = returned_workflows.index_by { |w| w['id'] }
 
-          # Check archived workflow
-          archived_result = returned_workflows_by_id[archived_workflow.to_global_id.to_s]
-          expect(archived_result).not_to be_nil
-          expect(archived_result['archived']).to be(true)
-          expect(archived_result['stalled']).to be(false) # archived workflows in created state are not stalled
-
           # Check stalled workflow (running state with no checkpoints)
           stalled_result = returned_workflows_by_id[stalled_workflow.to_global_id.to_s]
           expect(stalled_result).not_to be_nil