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# Troubleshooting

> Why a filter shows — or hides — jobs you did not expect

When a filter returns something surprising, it's almost always one of a few "include anyway" options quietly overriding a threshold you set. Here are the most common cases.

## A low-spend or \$0 client appeared even though I set a minimum client spend

The **Include clients without sufficient history** option (in the **Client details** section) is **on by default**. When it's on, clients that Upwork has no spend, hires, rating, or reviews data for are shown **regardless** of your minimums — those thresholds are skipped for clients with no track record.

A brand-new client with no completed contracts has no reported spend, so they slip past a "minimum Total spend \$1,000" filter this way.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the filter and expand Client details">
    The option sits at the bottom of the **Client details** section, below the spend, hires, rating, and reviews fields.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Turn off “Include clients without sufficient history”">
    Your spend and history thresholds will now apply strictly, and clients Upwork has no data for will be hidden.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  This only affects clients with **missing** data. A client with a recorded spend *below* your minimum is always hidden either way — turning the option off does not change that.
</Note>

## A job outside my budget range still appears

Some Upwork jobs post a budget **range** (for example an hourly job at $30–$80/hr) instead of a single figure. By default a job matches if **either** end of its range meets your minimum, so a range that starts below your minimum but reaches above it still gets through.

Enable **Filter by lower range value** (in the **Budget** section) to require the **lower** end of the range to meet your minimum. With no minimum budget set, this option has no effect.

## Jobs with no budget are showing

Many Upwork posts have no budget set at all. To hide them, enable **Hide projects without budget** in the **Budget** section. Leave it off if you'd rather review those posts manually.

<Note>
  Most "unexpected job" cases come down to an *Include…* or *Show…* option that's on by default. When a result looks wrong, scan the filter for those toggles first.
</Note>