diff --git a/frappe/automation/doctype/auto_repeat/auto_repeat.py b/frappe/automation/doctype/auto_repeat/auto_repeat.py
index 956bb0c9c3..e8db131ebb 100644
--- a/frappe/automation/doctype/auto_repeat/auto_repeat.py
+++ b/frappe/automation/doctype/auto_repeat/auto_repeat.py
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ def get_auto_repeat_doctypes(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filters
 	docs += [r.name for r in res]
 	docs = set(list(docs))
 
-	return [[d] for d in docs]
+	return [[d] for d in docs if txt in d]
 
 
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