diff --git a/app/jobs/standing_order_placement_job.rb b/app/jobs/standing_order_placement_job.rb
index 00596bfdc0..98016a66fe 100644
--- a/app/jobs/standing_order_placement_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/standing_order_placement_job.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ class StandingOrderPlacementJob
   private
 
   def proxy_orders
+    # Load proxy orders for standing orders whose begins at date may between now and the order cycle close date
+    # Does not load proxy orders for standing orders who ends_at date is before order_cycle close
     ProxyOrder.not_canceled.where(order_cycle_id: order_cycle)
-    .merge(StandingOrder.active).joins(:standing_order)
+    .where('begins_at < ? AND (ends_at IS NULL OR ends_at > ?)', order_cycle.orders_close_at, order_cycle.orders_close_at)
+    .merge(StandingOrder.not_canceled.not_paused).joins(:standing_order)
   end
 
   def process(order)
diff --git a/spec/jobs/standing_order_placement_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/standing_order_placement_job_spec.rb
index aac075f3fb..dae4040a29 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/standing_order_placement_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/standing_order_placement_job_spec.rb
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ describe StandingOrderPlacementJob do
 
   describe "finding proxy_orders for the specified order cycle" do
     let(:shop) { create(:distributor_enterprise) }
-    let(:order_cycle1) { create(:simple_order_cycle, coordinator: shop) }
+    let(:order_cycle1) { create(:simple_order_cycle, coordinator: shop, orders_close_at: 10.minutes.from_now) }
     let(:order_cycle2) { create(:simple_order_cycle, coordinator: shop) }
     let(:schedule) { create(:schedule, order_cycles: [order_cycle1, order_cycle2]) }
-    let(:standing_order1) { create(:standing_order, shop: shop, schedule: schedule) }
-    let(:standing_order2) { create(:standing_order, shop: shop, schedule: schedule, paused_at: 1.minute.ago) }
-    let(:standing_order3) { create(:standing_order, shop: shop, schedule: schedule, canceled_at: 1.minute.ago) }
-    let(:standing_order4) { create(:standing_order, shop: shop, schedule: schedule, begins_at: 1.minute.from_now) }
-    let(:standing_order5) { create(:standing_order, shop: shop, schedule: schedule, ends_at: 1.minute.ago) }
+    let(:standing_order1) { create(:standing_order, shop: shop, schedule: schedule, begins_at: 9.minutes.from_now, ends_at: 11.minutes.from_now) }
+    let(:standing_order2) { create(:standing_order, shop: shop, schedule: schedule, begins_at: 9.minutes.from_now, ends_at: 11.minutes.from_now, paused_at: 1.minute.ago) }
+    let(:standing_order3) { create(:standing_order, shop: shop, schedule: schedule, begins_at: 9.minutes.from_now, ends_at: 11.minutes.from_now, canceled_at: 1.minute.ago) }
+    let(:standing_order4) { create(:standing_order, shop: shop, schedule: schedule, begins_at: 11.minutes.from_now, ends_at: 20.minutes.from_now) }
+    let(:standing_order5) { create(:standing_order, shop: shop, schedule: schedule, begins_at: 1.minute.ago, ends_at: 9.minutes.from_now) }
     let!(:proxy_order1) { create(:proxy_order, standing_order: standing_order1, order_cycle: order_cycle2) } # OC Mismatch
     let!(:proxy_order2) { create(:proxy_order, standing_order: standing_order2, order_cycle: order_cycle1) } # Paused
     let!(:proxy_order3) { create(:proxy_order, standing_order: standing_order3, order_cycle: order_cycle1) } # Cancelled
-    let!(:proxy_order4) { create(:proxy_order, standing_order: standing_order4, order_cycle: order_cycle1) } # Yet To Begin
-    let!(:proxy_order5) { create(:proxy_order, standing_order: standing_order5, order_cycle: order_cycle1) } # Ended
+    let!(:proxy_order4) { create(:proxy_order, standing_order: standing_order4, order_cycle: order_cycle1) } # Begins after OC close
+    let!(:proxy_order5) { create(:proxy_order, standing_order: standing_order5, order_cycle: order_cycle1) } # Ends before OC close
     let!(:proxy_order6) { create(:proxy_order, standing_order: standing_order1, order_cycle: order_cycle1) } # OK
 
     let!(:job) { StandingOrderPlacementJob.new(order_cycle1) }