diff --git a/ee/vulnerability-dashboard/scripts/update-reports.js b/ee/vulnerability-dashboard/scripts/update-reports.js
index 00ecaa23c269..4bea434f4b2d 100644
--- a/ee/vulnerability-dashboard/scripts/update-reports.js
+++ b/ee/vulnerability-dashboard/scripts/update-reports.js
@@ -906,12 +906,10 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // Check for Vulnerabilities that have no associated Host or VulnerabilityInstall records.
     let nativeQueryToFindVulnsWithNoAssociatedRecords =
-    `SELECT id
-    FROM vulnerability
-    WHERE id NOT IN (
-        SELECT vulnerability
-        FROM vulnerabilityinstall
-    );`;
+    `SELECT v.id
+    FROM vulnerability v
+    LEFT JOIN vulnerabilityinstall vi ON v.id = vi.vulnerability
+    WHERE vi.vulnerability IS NULL;`;
     let rawResultFromDatabase = await sails.sendNativeQuery(nativeQueryToFindVulnsWithNoAssociatedRecords);
     let vulnerabilityRecordIdsWithNoAssociatedRecords = rawResultFromDatabase.rows;