diff --git a/gcd_talker/gcd.py b/gcd_talker/gcd.py
index 27d6ee0..0a3d5a2 100644
--- a/gcd_talker/gcd.py
+++ b/gcd_talker/gcd.py
@@ -838,8 +838,11 @@ def _fetch_issue_data(self, series_id: int, issue_number: str) -> GenericMetadat
 
         sql_query: str = ""
         sql_base: str = "SELECT gcd_issue.id AS 'id' FROM gcd_issue "
-        sql_where: str = "WHERE gcd_issue.series_id=? AND gcd_issue.number=?"
-        sql_where_nn: str = "WHERE gcd_issue.series_id=? AND (gcd_issue.number=? OR gcd_issue.number='[nn]')"
+        sql_where: str = "WHERE gcd_issue.series_id=? AND gcd_issue.number=? AND gcd_issue.variant_of_id IS NULL "
+        sql_where_nn: str = (
+            "WHERE gcd_issue.series_id=? AND gcd_issue.variant_of_id IS NULL AND "
+            "(gcd_issue.number=? OR gcd_issue.number='[nn]')"
+        )
 
         if self.nn_is_issue_one and issue_number == "1":
             sql_query = sql_base + sql_where_nn