diff --git a/backend/src/routers/category.py b/backend/src/routers/category.py
index 4ca250f..0585969 100755
--- a/backend/src/routers/category.py
+++ b/backend/src/routers/category.py
@@ -128,10 +128,11 @@ async def download_all(category_id: int, background_tasks: BackgroundTasks, Auth
     category_signs = c.signs
 
     # get all the paths of the sign videos
-    all_videos = []
+    all_videos: list(SignVideo) = []
     for sign in category_signs:
         for video in sign.sign_videos:
-            all_videos.append(video)
+            if video.approved:
+                all_videos.append(video)
 
     zip_path = f"/tmp/{datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()}.zip"