diff --git a/app/Filters/ExpenseFilters.php b/app/Filters/ExpenseFilters.php
index 5308728385..18c549f1fd 100644
--- a/app/Filters/ExpenseFilters.php
+++ b/app/Filters/ExpenseFilters.php
@@ -108,13 +108,19 @@ class ExpenseFilters extends QueryFilters
 
             if (in_array('paid', $status_parameters)) {
                 $query->orWhere(function ($query) {
-                    $query->whereNotNull('payment_date');
+                    $query->whereNotNull('payment_date')
+                            ->orWhere('transaction_reference', '!=', '')
+                            ->orWhereNotNull('transaction_reference');
                 });
             }
 
             if (in_array('unpaid', $status_parameters)) {
                 $query->orWhere(function ($query) {
-                    $query->whereNull('payment_date');
+                    $query->whereNull('payment_date')
+                          ->where(function ($query) {
+                              $query->where('transaction_reference', '')
+                                   ->orWhereNull('transaction_reference');
+                          });
                 });
             }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php
index 80a441089b..a85cac327a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ class StoreExpenseRequest extends Request
 
         $input = $this->decodePrimaryKeys($input);
 
+        if(isset($input['invoice_id'])){
+            unset($input['invoice_id']);
+        }
+        
         if ($this->file('documents') instanceof \Illuminate\Http\UploadedFile) {
             $this->files->set('documents', [$this->file('documents')]);
         }