diff --git a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-mode.js b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-mode.js
index d1c503c1b1771189b996f24aae4e259c7d58026e..07e4319c82b5381c216e8bc335b6a7c2ae2359ca 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-mode.js
+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-mode.js
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ function unauthenticatedUser(operation, object, userId) {
 
 const filterDraftCollections = c => get(c, 'status', 'draft') !== 'draft'
 
+const filterTechnicalChecksCollections = c =>
+  get(c, 'status', 'draft') !== 'technicalChecks'
+
 const filterNoFragmentCollections = c => c.fragments.length !== 0
 
 const createPaths = ['/collections', '/collections/:collectionId/fragments']
@@ -363,6 +366,7 @@ async function applyEditorInChiefPolicy(user, operation, object, context) {
       return Promise.all(
         collections
           .filter(filterDraftCollections)
+          .filter(filterTechnicalChecksCollections)
           .filter(filterNoFragmentCollections)
           .map(async coll => {
             const latestFragmentId = coll.fragments[coll.fragments.length - 1]