diff --git a/africanlii/views/home.py b/africanlii/views/home.py
index 225a4a2ea..c221352d0 100644
--- a/africanlii/views/home.py
+++ b/africanlii/views/home.py
@@ -22,15 +22,21 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         )
 
         context["recent_articles"] = recent_articles
-        context["recent_soft_law"] = GenericDocument.objects.exclude(
-            frbr_uri_doctype="doc"
-        ).order_by("-date")[:5]
-        context["recent_reports_guides"] = GenericDocument.objects.filter(
-            frbr_uri_doctype="doc"
-        ).order_by("-date")[:5]
-        context["recent_legal_instruments"] = CoreDocument.objects.filter(
-            frbr_uri_doctype="act"
-        ).order_by("-date")[:5]
+        context["recent_soft_law"] = (
+            GenericDocument.objects.exclude(published=False)
+            .exclude(frbr_uri_doctype="doc")
+            .order_by("-date")[:5]
+        )
+        context["recent_reports_guides"] = (
+            GenericDocument.objects.exclude(published=False)
+            .filter(frbr_uri_doctype="doc")
+            .order_by("-date")[:5]
+        )
+        context["recent_legal_instruments"] = (
+            CoreDocument.objects.exclude(published=False)
+            .filter(frbr_uri_doctype="act")
+            .order_by("-date")[:5]
+        )
         context["au_organs"] = AfricanUnionOrgan.objects.prefetch_related("author")
         context["au_institutions"] = AfricanUnionInstitution.objects.prefetch_related(
             "author"
diff --git a/liiweb/views/general.py b/liiweb/views/general.py
index 3120211be..eaaf89e1a 100644
--- a/liiweb/views/general.py
+++ b/liiweb/views/general.py
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
 
         context["court_classes"] = CourtClass.objects.prefetch_related("courts")
-        context["recent_judgments"] = Judgment.objects.order_by("-date")[:5]
-        context["recent_legislation"] = Legislation.objects.order_by("-date")[:10]
+        context["recent_judgments"] = Judgment.objects.exclude(
+            published=False
+        ).order_by("-date")[:5]
+        context["recent_legislation"] = Legislation.objects.exclude(
+            published=False
+        ).order_by("-date")[:10]
         context["taxonomies"] = Taxonomy.dump_bulk()
         context["taxonomy_url"] = "taxonomy_detail"
         context["recent_articles"] = (
diff --git a/peachjam/views/home.py b/peachjam/views/home.py
index 004a161b3..cfe3b27ed 100644
--- a/peachjam/views/home.py
+++ b/peachjam/views/home.py
@@ -16,11 +16,19 @@ class HomePageView(TemplateView):
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
-        recent_judgments = Judgment.objects.order_by("-date")[:5]
-        recent_documents = GenericDocument.objects.order_by("-date")[:5]
-        recent_instruments = LegalInstrument.objects.order_by("-date")[:5]
-        recent_legislation = Legislation.objects.order_by("-date")[:5]
-        documents_count = CoreDocument.objects.count()
+        recent_judgments = Judgment.objects.exclude(published=False).order_by("-date")[
+            :5
+        ]
+        recent_documents = GenericDocument.objects.exclude(published=False).order_by(
+            "-date"
+        )[:5]
+        recent_instruments = LegalInstrument.objects.exclude(published=False).order_by(
+            "-date"
+        )[:5]
+        recent_legislation = Legislation.objects.exclude(published=False).order_by(
+            "-date"
+        )[:5]
+        documents_count = CoreDocument.objects.exclude(published=False).count()
 
         authors = Author.objects.exclude(
             Q(genericdocument__isnull=True),
diff --git a/peachjam_search/documents.py b/peachjam_search/documents.py
index ae4013854..ec349d885 100644
--- a/peachjam_search/documents.py
+++ b/peachjam_search/documents.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class SearchableDocument(Document):
     ]
 
     def should_index_object(self, obj):
-        if isinstance(obj, ExternalDocument):
+        if isinstance(obj, ExternalDocument) or not obj.published:
             return False
         return True