diff --git a/backend/src/app/tasks/file_gc.clj b/backend/src/app/tasks/file_gc.clj
index ed7815f68..88f1a74b4 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/tasks/file_gc.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/tasks/file_gc.clj
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
      FROM file AS f
     WHERE f.has_media_trimmed IS false
       AND f.modified_at < now() - ?::interval
+      AND f.deleted_at IS NULL
     ORDER BY f.modified_at DESC
       FOR UPDATE
      SKIP LOCKED")