diff --git a/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DMPDaoImpl.java b/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DMPDaoImpl.java
index e1c92d6d8..7077d4db5 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DMPDaoImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DMPDaoImpl.java
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ public class DMPDaoImpl extends DatabaseAccess<DMP> implements DMPDao {
 			query.where(((builder, root) -> root.get("grant").in(criteria.getGrants())));
 		if (!criteria.getAllVersions())
 			query.initSubQuery(String.class).where((builder, root) -> builder.equal(root.get("version"),
-					query.<String>subQueryMax((builder1, externalRoot, nestedRoot) -> builder1.equal(externalRoot.get("groupId"),
-							nestedRoot.get("groupId")), Arrays.asList(new SelectionField(FieldSelectionType.FIELD, "version")), String.class)));
+					query.<String>subQueryMax((builder1, externalRoot, nestedRoot) -> builder1.and(
+							builder1.equal(externalRoot.get("groupId"), nestedRoot.get("groupId")),
+							builder1.notEqual(nestedRoot.get("status"), DMP.DMPStatus.DELETED.getValue())), Arrays.asList(new SelectionField(FieldSelectionType.FIELD, "version")), String.class)));
 		if (criteria.getGroupIds() != null && !criteria.getGroupIds().isEmpty())
 			query.where((builder, root) -> root.get("groupId").in(criteria.getGroupIds()));
 		if (criteria.getStatus() != null) {