diff --git a/backend/src/CCE.Api.Common/Middleware/ExceptionHandlingMiddleware.cs b/backend/src/CCE.Api.Common/Middleware/ExceptionHandlingMiddleware.cs
index 354e17b3..8db6270f 100644
--- a/backend/src/CCE.Api.Common/Middleware/ExceptionHandlingMiddleware.cs
+++ b/backend/src/CCE.Api.Common/Middleware/ExceptionHandlingMiddleware.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ await WriteErrorAsync(context, StatusCodes.Status409Conflict,
         }
         catch (DomainException ex)
         {
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Domain exception: {DomainMessage}", ex.Message); 
             await WriteErrorAsync(context, StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest,
                 "BAD_REQUEST", MessageType.BusinessRule, ex.Message).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
diff --git a/backend/src/CCE.Application/Community/Public/Queries/ListPublicTopicsPaginated/ListPublicTopicsPaginatedQueryHandler.cs b/backend/src/CCE.Application/Community/Public/Queries/ListPublicTopicsPaginated/ListPublicTopicsPaginatedQueryHandler.cs
index 646ee6e6..164e77f2 100644
--- a/backend/src/CCE.Application/Community/Public/Queries/ListPublicTopicsPaginated/ListPublicTopicsPaginatedQueryHandler.cs
+++ b/backend/src/CCE.Application/Community/Public/Queries/ListPublicTopicsPaginated/ListPublicTopicsPaginatedQueryHandler.cs
@@ -27,10 +27,14 @@ public async Task<Response<PagedResult<PublicTopicItemDto>>> Handle(
 
         if (request.SortBy == TopicsSortBy.PostsCount)
         {
-            var postCounts = await _db.Posts
-                .Where(p => p.Status == PostStatus.Published)
-                .GroupBy(p => p.TopicId)
-                .Select(g => new { TopicId = g.Key, Count = g.Count() })
+            var postCounts = await (
+                from p in _db.Posts
+                join c in _db.Communities on p.CommunityId equals c.Id
+                where p.Status == PostStatus.Published
+                    && c.IsActive
+                    && c.Visibility == CommunityVisibility.Public
+                group p by p.TopicId into g
+                select new { TopicId = g.Key, Count = g.Count() })
                 .ToListAsyncEither(ct)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
@@ -102,10 +106,15 @@ public async Task<Response<PagedResult<PublicTopicItemDto>>> Handle(
 
         var pagedTopicMap = pagedTopics.ToDictionary(t => t.Id);
 
-        var pagedPostCounts = await _db.Posts
-            .Where(p => topicIds.Contains(p.TopicId) && p.Status == PostStatus.Published)
-            .GroupBy(p => p.TopicId)
-            .Select(g => new { TopicId = g.Key, Count = g.Count() })
+        var pagedPostCounts = await (
+            from p in _db.Posts
+            join c in _db.Communities on p.CommunityId equals c.Id
+            where topicIds.Contains(p.TopicId)
+                && p.Status == PostStatus.Published
+                && c.IsActive
+                && c.Visibility == CommunityVisibility.Public
+            group p by p.TopicId into g
+            select new { TopicId = g.Key, Count = g.Count() })
             .ToListAsyncEither(ct)
             .ConfigureAwait(false);