diff --git a/readthedocs/search/api.py b/readthedocs/search/api.py
index 327439ea924..c2f181dbca8 100644
--- a/readthedocs/search/api.py
+++ b/readthedocs/search/api.py
@@ -259,7 +259,12 @@ def _get_subproject_version(self, version_slug, subproject):
         """Get a version from the subproject."""
         return (
             Version.internal
-            .public(user=self.request.user, project=subproject, include_hidden=False)
+            .public(
+                user=self.request.user,
+                project=subproject,
+                include_hidden=False,
+                only_built=True,
+            )
             .filter(slug=version_slug)
             .first()
         )
diff --git a/readthedocs/search/tests/conftest.py b/readthedocs/search/tests/conftest.py
index 4a796b20730..c4b7cf2d85e 100644
--- a/readthedocs/search/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/readthedocs/search/tests/conftest.py
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ def all_projects(es_index, mock_processed_json, db, settings):
             main_language_project=None,
             privacy_level=PUBLIC,
         )
-        project.versions.update(privacy_level=PUBLIC)
+        project.versions.update(
+            privacy_level=PUBLIC,
+            built=True,
+            active=True,
+        )
 
         for file_basename in PROJECT_DATA_FILES[project.slug]:
             # file_basename in config are without extension so add html extension