diff --git a/apps/portal/src/server/router/resumes/resumes-resume-router.ts b/apps/portal/src/server/router/resumes/resumes-resume-router.ts
index bda6464f..fe3b1d57 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/server/router/resumes/resumes-resume-router.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/server/router/resumes/resumes-resume-router.ts
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ export const resumesRouter = createRouter()
       let topUpvotedCommentCount = 0;
 
       for (const resume of resumes) {
-        let highestVoteCount = 1;
+        // Set minimum upvote count >= 5 to qualify
+        let highestVoteCount = 5;
 
         // Get Map of {userId, voteCount} for each comment
         const commentUpvotePairs = [];