diff --git a/site/zenodo_rdm/curation/tasks.py b/site/zenodo_rdm/curation/tasks.py
index db997b85..aafbf694 100644
--- a/site/zenodo_rdm/curation/tasks.py
+++ b/site/zenodo_rdm/curation/tasks.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 def _send_result_email(content):
     """Send curation result as email."""
-    subject = f"EU Record Curation Processesed {datetime.now().date()}"
+    subject = f"EU Record Curation Processed {datetime.now().date()}"
     body = RESULT_EMAIL_BODY.format(finished_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc), **content)
     sender = current_app.config["MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER"]
     admin_email = current_app.config["APP_RDM_ADMIN_EMAIL_RECIPIENT"]
@@ -44,22 +44,13 @@ def _send_result_email(content):
     mail_ext.send(msg)
 
 
-@shared_task
-def run_eu_record_curation(since):
-    """Run EC Curator."""
-    ctx = {
-        "processed": 0,
-        "approved": 0,
-        "failed": 0,
-        "since": since,
-        "records_moved": [],
-    }
-    dry_run = not current_app.config.get("CURATION_ENABLE_EU_CURATOR")
-    curator = EURecordCurator(dry=dry_run)
-    created_before = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=30)).isoformat()
-    updated_after = (datetime.fromisoformat(since) - timedelta(hours=12)).isoformat()
+def _get_eu_records_query(since):
+    """Get dsl query for records to be processed."""
+    created_before = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=30)
+    updated_after = datetime.fromisoformat(since) - timedelta(hours=12)
 
-    query = dsl.Q(
+    # Get records with EC funding and not in EU community already and not created in last 30 days
+    ec_funded = dsl.Q(
         "bool",
         must=[
             dsl.Q("term", **{"metadata.funding.funder.id": "00k4n6c32"}),
@@ -67,13 +58,7 @@ def run_eu_record_curation(since):
             dsl.Q(
                 "range",
                 created={
-                    "lte": created_before,
-                },
-            ),
-            dsl.Q(
-                "range",
-                updated={
-                    "gte": updated_after,
+                    "lte": created_before.isoformat(),
                 },
             ),
         ],
@@ -85,14 +70,56 @@ def run_eu_record_curation(since):
                         "EU_COMMUNITY_UUID"
                     )
                 },
-            )
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+
+    updated_after_since = dsl.Q(
+        "bool",
+        must=[
+            dsl.Q(
+                "range",
+                updated={
+                    "gte": updated_after.isoformat(),
+                },
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+
+    # Created 31 days before (with a 6 hour buffer)
+    new_created = dsl.Q(
+        "bool",
+        must=[
+            dsl.Q(
+                "range",
+                created={
+                    "gte": (created_before - timedelta(days=1, hours=6)).isoformat(),
+                },
+            ),
         ],
     )
+
+    return ec_funded & (updated_after_since | new_created)
+
+
+@shared_task
+def run_eu_record_curation(since):
+    """Run EC Curator."""
+    ctx = {
+        "processed": 0,
+        "approved": 0,
+        "failed": 0,
+        "since": since,
+        "records_moved": [],
+    }
+    dry_run = not current_app.config.get("CURATION_ENABLE_EU_CURATOR")
+    curator = EURecordCurator(dry=dry_run)
+
     search = records_service.create_search(
         system_identity,
         records_service.record_cls,
         records_service.config.search,
-        extra_filter=query,
+        extra_filter=_get_eu_records_query(since),
     )
 
     for item in search.scan():