diff --git a/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DatasetDaoImpl.java b/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DatasetDaoImpl.java
index c2e703c7d..fb266abd2 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DatasetDaoImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DatasetDaoImpl.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package eu.eudat.data.dao.entities;
 import eu.eudat.data.dao.DatabaseAccess;
 import eu.eudat.data.dao.criteria.DatasetCriteria;
 import eu.eudat.data.dao.databaselayer.service.DatabaseService;
+import eu.eudat.data.entities.DMP;
 import eu.eudat.data.entities.Dataset;
 import eu.eudat.data.entities.UserDMP;
 import eu.eudat.data.entities.UserInfo;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public class DatasetDaoImpl extends DatabaseAccess<Dataset> implements DatasetDa
         if (criteria.getPeriodStart() != null)
             query.where((builder, root) -> builder.greaterThan(root.get("created"), criteria.getPeriodStart()));
         if (!criteria.getAllVersions())
-            query.initSubQuery(String.class).where((builder, root) -> builder.equal(root.get("dmp").get("version"), query.<String>subQueryMax((builder1, externalRoot, nestedRoot) -> builder1.equal(externalRoot.get("dmp").get("groupId"), nestedRoot.get("dmp").get("groupId")), Arrays.asList(new SelectionField(FieldSelectionType.COMPOSITE_FIELD, "dmp:version")), String.class)));
+            query.initSubQuery(String.class).where((builder, root) -> builder.equal(root.get("dmp").get("version"), query.<String>subQueryMax((builder1, externalRoot, nestedRoot) -> builder1.and(builder1.equal(externalRoot.get("dmp").get("groupId"), nestedRoot.get("dmp").get("groupId")), builder1.notEqual(nestedRoot.get("dmp").get("status"), DMP.DMPStatus.DELETED.getValue())), Arrays.asList(new SelectionField(FieldSelectionType.COMPOSITE_FIELD, "dmp:version")), String.class)));
         if (criteria.getGroupIds() != null && !criteria.getGroupIds().isEmpty())
             query.where((builder, root) -> root.get("dmp").get("groupId").in(criteria.getGroupIds()));
         if (criteria.getDmpIds() != null && !criteria.getDmpIds().isEmpty())