diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/knowledge/[id]/connectors/[connectorId]/documents/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/knowledge/[id]/connectors/[connectorId]/documents/route.ts
index 5e78e734a..652c1c539 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/knowledge/[id]/connectors/[connectorId]/documents/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/knowledge/[id]/connectors/[connectorId]/documents/route.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export async function PATCH(request: NextRequest, { params }: RouteParams) {
 
     const updated = await db
       .update(document)
-      .set({ userExcluded: true, deletedAt: new Date() })
+      .set({ userExcluded: true })
       .where(
         and(
           eq(document.connectorId, connectorId),
diff --git a/apps/sim/connectors/jira/jira.ts b/apps/sim/connectors/jira/jira.ts
index 9713f0dc9..1d4209313 100644
--- a/apps/sim/connectors/jira/jira.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/connectors/jira/jira.ts
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export const jiraConnector: ConnectorConfig = {
 
       if (jqlFilter) {
         const filterParams = new URLSearchParams()
-        filterParams.append('jql', `project = ${projectKey} AND (${jqlFilter})`)
+        filterParams.append('jql', `project = "${safeKey}" AND (${jqlFilter})`)
         filterParams.append('maxResults', '0')
 
         const filterUrl = `https://api.atlassian.com/ex/jira/${cloudId}/rest/api/3/search?${filterParams.toString()}`