diff --git a/app/models/lettings_log.rb b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
index 1b32e544f..18900bcd9 100644
--- a/app/models/lettings_log.rb
+++ b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
@@ -98,11 +98,12 @@ class LettingsLog < Log
   }
   scope :location_answered, -> { where.not(location_id: nil).or(where(needstype: 1)).or(filter_by_year_or_later(2026)) }
   scope :postcode_answered, -> { where.not(postcode_full: nil).or(where(needstype: 2)) }
+  scope :sex1_answered, -> { where.not(sex1: nil).filter_by_year_or_earlier(2025).or(where.not(sexrab1: nil).filter_by_year_or_later(2026)) }
   scope :duplicate_logs, lambda { |log|
     visible
       .where.not(id: log.id)
       .where.not(startdate: nil)
-      .where.not(sex1: nil)
+      .sex1_answered
       .where.not(ecstat1: nil)
       .where.not(needstype: nil)
       .age1_answered
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ class LettingsLog < Log
       # separate function as location needs to be fully ignored in 2026
       .group(*DUPLICATE_LOG_ATTRIBUTES, :postcode_full, :uprn, :address_line1)
       .where.not(startdate: nil)
-      .where.not(sex1: nil)
+      .where.not(sexrab1: nil)
       .where.not(ecstat1: nil)
       .where.not(needstype: nil)
       .age1_answered
diff --git a/lib/tasks/handle_unpended_logs.rake b/lib/tasks/handle_unpended_logs.rake
index 7e2c07862..8c023caaf 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/handle_unpended_logs.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/handle_unpended_logs.rake
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ task :handle_unpended_logs, %i[perform_updates] => :environment do |_task, args|
       # This is the normal query for duplicates but without the check that the logs are visible (i.e. not deleted/pending)
       duplicates = LettingsLog.where.not(id: log.id)
                               .where.not(startdate: nil)
-                              .where.not(sex1: nil)
+                              .sex1_answered
                               .where.not(ecstat1: nil)
                               .where.not(needstype: nil)
                               .age1_answered