diff --git a/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_requested_suborg.py b/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_requested_suborg.py
index 121eb497c..0273aba28 100644
--- a/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_requested_suborg.py
+++ b/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_requested_suborg.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import logging
 from django.core.management import BaseCommand
 from registrar.management.commands.utility.terminal_helper import PopulateScriptTemplate, TerminalColors, TerminalHelper
 from registrar.models import DomainRequest
-from django.db.models import F
-
 from registrar.models.utility.generic_helper import normalize_string
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -15,7 +13,12 @@ class Command(BaseCommand, PopulateScriptTemplate):
     def handle(self, **kwargs):
         """Loops through each DomainRequest object and populates
         its last_status_update and first_submitted_date values"""
-        filter_conditions = {"portfolio__isnull": False, "sub_organization__isnull": True}
+        filter_conditions = {
+            "portfolio__isnull": False,
+            "organization_name__isnull": False,
+            "sub_organization__isnull": True,
+            "portfolio__organization_name__isnull": False,
+        }
         fields_to_update = ["requested_suborganization", "suborganization_city", "suborganization_state_territory"]
         self.mass_update_records(DomainRequest, filter_conditions, fields_to_update)
 
@@ -29,15 +32,10 @@ class Command(BaseCommand, PopulateScriptTemplate):
             f"sub_city: {record.city}, suborg_state_territory: {record.state_territory}."
         )
         TerminalHelper.colorful_logger(logger.info, TerminalColors.OKBLUE, message)
-    
+
     def should_skip_record(self, record) -> bool:
         """Skips updating the record if the portfolio name is the same as the org name,
         or if we are trying to update a record in an invalid status."""
-        portfolio_normalized = normalize_string(record.portfolio.organization_name)
-        org_normalized = normalize_string(record.organization_name)
-        if portfolio_normalized == org_normalized:
-            return True
-
         invalid_statuses = [
             DomainRequest.DomainRequestStatus.APPROVED,
             DomainRequest.DomainRequestStatus.REJECTED,
@@ -47,4 +45,9 @@ class Command(BaseCommand, PopulateScriptTemplate):
         if record.status in invalid_statuses:
             return True
 
+        portfolio_normalized = normalize_string(record.portfolio.organization_name)
+        org_normalized = normalize_string(record.organization_name)
+        if portfolio_normalized == org_normalized:
+            return True
+
         return False