diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Institutions/InstitutionsAPI.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Institutions/InstitutionsAPI.js
index b0786b52af..ca8dd4450c 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Institutions/InstitutionsAPI.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Institutions/InstitutionsAPI.js
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ const InstitutionsAPI = {
     )
   },
 
+  getConfirmedInstitutionAffiliations(institutionId, callback) {
+    makeAffiliationRequest(
+      {
+        method: 'GET',
+        path: `/api/v2/institutions/${institutionId.toString()}/confirmed_affiliations`,
+        defaultErrorMessage: "Couldn't get institution affiliations",
+      },
+      (error, body) => callback(error, body || [])
+    )
+  },
+
   getInstitutionAffiliationsCounts(institutionId, callback) {
     makeAffiliationRequest(
       {
@@ -267,6 +278,7 @@ function makeAffiliationRequest(options, callback) {
 }
 ;[
   'getInstitutionAffiliations',
+  'getConfirmedInstitutionAffiliations',
   'getUserAffiliations',
   'addAffiliation',
   'removeAffiliation',
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Institutions/InstitutionsManager.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Institutions/InstitutionsManager.js
index 7b44f0790b..943fb7e296 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Institutions/InstitutionsManager.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Institutions/InstitutionsManager.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const { ObjectId } = require('mongodb')
 const Settings = require('@overleaf/settings')
 const {
   getInstitutionAffiliations,
+  getConfirmedInstitutionAffiliations,
   promises: InstitutionsAPIPromises,
 } = require('./InstitutionsAPI')
 const FeaturesUpdater = require('../Subscription/FeaturesUpdater')
@@ -261,8 +262,9 @@ const fetchInstitutionAndAffiliations = (institutionId, callback) =>
       (institution, cb) =>
         institution.fetchV1Data((err, institution) => cb(err, institution)),
       (institution, cb) =>
-        getInstitutionAffiliations(institutionId, (err, affiliations) =>
-          cb(err, institution, affiliations)
+        getConfirmedInstitutionAffiliations(
+          institutionId,
+          (err, affiliations) => cb(err, institution, affiliations)
         ),
     ],
     callback
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/Institutions/InstitutionsManagerTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/Institutions/InstitutionsManagerTests.js
index 814352d3b5..d38242335a 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/Institutions/InstitutionsManagerTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/Institutions/InstitutionsManagerTests.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ describe('InstitutionsManager', function () {
     this.institutionId = 123
     this.user = {}
     this.getInstitutionAffiliations = sinon.stub()
+    this.getConfirmedInstitutionAffiliations = sinon.stub()
     this.refreshFeatures = sinon.stub().yields()
     this.users = [
       { _id: 'lapsed', features: {} },
@@ -95,11 +96,17 @@ describe('InstitutionsManager', function () {
       requires: {
         './InstitutionsAPI': {
           getInstitutionAffiliations: this.getInstitutionAffiliations,
+          getConfirmedInstitutionAffiliations:
+            this.getConfirmedInstitutionAffiliations,
           promises: {
             getInstitutionAffiliations:
               (this.getInstitutionAffiliationsPromise = sinon
                 .stub()
                 .resolves(this.affiliations)),
+            getConfirmedInstitutionAffiliations:
+              (this.getConfirmedInstitutionAffiliationsPromise = sinon
+                .stub()
+                .resolves(this.affiliations)),
             getInstitutionAffiliationsCounts:
               (this.getInstitutionAffiliationsCounts = sinon
                 .stub()
@@ -173,6 +180,7 @@ describe('InstitutionsManager', function () {
 
       this.refreshFeatures.withArgs(this.user1Id).yields(null, {}, true)
       this.getInstitutionAffiliations.yields(null, this.affiliations)
+      this.getConfirmedInstitutionAffiliations.yields(null, this.affiliations)
     })
 
     it('refresh all users Features', function (done) {