diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/saas-source-plugins/confluence-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/confluence/ConfluenceService.java b/data-prepper-plugins/saas-source-plugins/confluence-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/confluence/ConfluenceService.java
index c513568e83..354badb697 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/saas-source-plugins/confluence-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/confluence/ConfluenceService.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/saas-source-plugins/confluence-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/confluence/ConfluenceService.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 import static org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.confluence.utils.CqlConstants.CONTENT_TYPE_IN;
 import static org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.confluence.utils.CqlConstants.CONTENT_TYPE_NOT_IN;
 import static org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.confluence.utils.CqlConstants.DELIMITER;
-import static org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.confluence.utils.CqlConstants.GREATER_THAN;
+import static org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.confluence.utils.CqlConstants.GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUALS;
 import static org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.confluence.utils.CqlConstants.PREFIX;
 import static org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.confluence.utils.CqlConstants.SPACE_IN;
 import static org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.confluence.utils.CqlConstants.SPACE_NOT_IN;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ StringBuilder createContentFilterCriteria(ConfluenceSourceConfig configuration,
         }
 
         String formattedTimeStamp = ts.atZone(this.confluenceServerZoneId).format(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(CQL_LAST_MODIFIED_DATE_FORMAT));
-        StringBuilder cQl = new StringBuilder(LAST_MODIFIED + GREATER_THAN + "\"" + formattedTimeStamp + "\"");
+        StringBuilder cQl = new StringBuilder(LAST_MODIFIED + GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUALS + "\"" + formattedTimeStamp + "\"");
         if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(ConfluenceConfigHelper.getSpacesNameIncludeFilter(configuration))) {
             cQl.append(SPACE_IN).append(ConfluenceConfigHelper.getSpacesNameIncludeFilter(configuration).stream()
                             .collect(Collectors.joining(DELIMITER, PREFIX, SUFFIX)))
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/saas-source-plugins/confluence-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/confluence/utils/CqlConstants.java b/data-prepper-plugins/saas-source-plugins/confluence-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/confluence/utils/CqlConstants.java
index 01d3308bd4..fde158ab5d 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/saas-source-plugins/confluence-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/confluence/utils/CqlConstants.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/saas-source-plugins/confluence-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/confluence/utils/CqlConstants.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 package org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.confluence.utils;
 
 public class CqlConstants {
-    public static final String GREATER_THAN = ">";
+    public static final String GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUALS = ">=";
     public static final String CLOSING_ROUND_BRACKET = ")";
 
     public static final String SPACE_IN = " AND space in (";
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/saas-source-plugins/confluence-source/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/confluence/ConfluenceServiceTest.java b/data-prepper-plugins/saas-source-plugins/confluence-source/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/confluence/ConfluenceServiceTest.java
index cd2320d5df..c4f77cbaf0 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/saas-source-plugins/confluence-source/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/confluence/ConfluenceServiceTest.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/saas-source-plugins/confluence-source/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/confluence/ConfluenceServiceTest.java
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
@@ -291,7 +290,8 @@ public void testCreateContentFilterCriteria(String confluenceServerTimezone) thr
                 .format(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(CQL_LAST_MODIFIED_DATE_FORMAT));
         StringBuilder contentFilterCriteria = confluenceService.createContentFilterCriteria(confluenceSourceConfig, pollingTime);
         assertNotNull(contentFilterCriteria);
-        assertTrue(contentFilterCriteria.toString().contains(formattedZonedPollingTime));
+        String cqlToAssert = "lastModified>=\"" + formattedZonedPollingTime + "\" order by lastModified";
+        assertEquals(cqlToAssert, contentFilterCriteria.toString());
     }