diff --git a/deploy/grafana/dashboards/nginx.json b/deploy/grafana/dashboards/nginx.json
index 3641b844a..5369efb68 100644
--- a/deploy/grafana/dashboards/nginx.json
+++ b/deploy/grafana/dashboards/nginx.json
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
       "tableColumn": "",
       "targets": [
         {
-          "expr": "sum(avg_over_time(nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections{controller_pod=~\"$controller\",controller_class=~\"$controller_class\",controller_namespace=~\"$namespace\"}[2m]))",
+          "expr": "sum(avg_over_time(nginx_ingress_controller_nginx_process_connections{controller_pod=~\"$controller\",controller_class=~\"$controller_class\",controller_namespace=~\"$namespace\",state=\"active\"}[2m]))",
           "format": "time_series",
           "instant": false,
           "intervalFactor": 1,