diff --git a/eb_dashboard_quality_checks.py b/eb_dashboard_quality_checks.py
index 95bbf56..ae3aec4 100644
--- a/eb_dashboard_quality_checks.py
+++ b/eb_dashboard_quality_checks.py
@@ -430,6 +430,10 @@ def coherence_check(output_inclusions, organizations_list):
                 if inc_org_id != org_id:
                     continue
 
+            # API statistics exclude inclusions without signed consent
+            if get_nested_value(inclusion, ["Inclusion", "Consent_Signed"]) is not True:
+                continue
+
             patients += 1
             status = get_nested_value(inclusion, ["Inclusion", "Inclusion_Status"], default="")