diff --git a/backend/src/project/service.py b/backend/src/project/service.py
index 5ba96760..15dadee5 100644
--- a/backend/src/project/service.py
+++ b/backend/src/project/service.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 from sqlalchemy.future import select
 from src.subject.models import InstructorSubject, StudentSubject, Subject
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 from .exceptions import ProjectNotFound
 from .models import Project, Requirement
@@ -32,12 +33,15 @@ async def get_project(db: AsyncSession, project_id: int) -> Project:
     return result.scalars().first()
 
 
-async def get_projects_by_user(db: AsyncSession, user_id: str) -> tuple[Sequence[Project], Sequence[Project]]:
+async def get_projects_by_user(db: AsyncSession, user_id: str) -> tuple:
+    now_utc = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
     student_result = await db.execute(
         select(Project)
         .join(Subject, Project.subject_id == Subject.id)
         .join(StudentSubject, StudentSubject.c.subject_id == Subject.id)
-        .where(StudentSubject.c.uid == user_id)
+        .where(
+            (StudentSubject.c.uid == user_id)
+        )
     )
     instructor_result = await db.execute(
         select(Project)
diff --git a/backend/src/subject/router.py b/backend/src/subject/router.py
index f5edb649..5b22838f 100644
--- a/backend/src/subject/router.py
+++ b/backend/src/subject/router.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from src.user.dependencies import get_authenticated_user, retrieve_user, teacher_or_admin_user_validation
 from src.user.schemas import User
 from src.subject.utils import has_subject_privileges
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 from . import service
 from .dependencies import (
@@ -177,8 +178,9 @@ async def list_projects(
     user: User = Depends(get_authenticated_user)
 ) -> ProjectList:
     projects = await get_projects_for_subject(db, subject_id)
-
     if not await has_subject_privileges(subject_id, user, db):
-        projects.projects = list(filter(lambda x: x.is_visible, projects.projects))
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        projects.projects = [
+            project for project in projects.projects if project.publish_date <= now and project.is_visible]
 
     return projects
diff --git a/backend/src/user/dependencies.py b/backend/src/user/dependencies.py
index 2ce069d1..ae631624 100644
--- a/backend/src/user/dependencies.py
+++ b/backend/src/user/dependencies.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import src.project.service as project_service
 import src.subject.service as subject_service
 import src.user.service as user_service
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from fastapi import Depends
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 from src.auth.dependencies import jwt_token_validation
@@ -81,4 +82,10 @@ async def retrieve_projects(
     student_projects, instructor_projects = await project_service.get_projects_by_user(
         db, user.uid
     )
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    student_projects = [
+        project for project in student_projects
+        if project.publish_date <= now and project.is_visible
+    ]
+
     return UserProjectList(as_student=student_projects, as_instructor=instructor_projects)