diff --git a/src/controller/cve.controller/cve.controller.js b/src/controller/cve.controller/cve.controller.js
index a2303c88e..f952329e8 100644
--- a/src/controller/cve.controller/cve.controller.js
+++ b/src/controller/cve.controller/cve.controller.js
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ async function getFilteredCves (req, res, next) {
       logger.info({ uuid: req.ctx.uuid, message: 'The cve records count was sent to the user.' })
       return res.status(200).json(payload) // only return count number, not the records
     }
-
+    options.readPreference = 'primary'
     const pg = await cveRepo.aggregatePaginate(agt, options)
     const payload = {
       cveRecords: pg.itemsList.map(val => { return val.cve })