diff --git a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data/Repositories/ConversionProjectRepository.cs b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data/Repositories/ConversionProjectRepository.cs
index 0b4b764cc..32b2e4925 100644
--- a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data/Repositories/ConversionProjectRepository.cs
+++ b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data/Repositories/ConversionProjectRepository.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ private static IQueryable<Project> FilterGroupedProjects(IQueryable<Project> que
 				string.IsNullOrEmpty(p.Details.SchoolPhase) || 
 				string.IsNullOrEmpty(p.Details.SchoolType) || 
 				// we need projects that have a trust associated that aren't form a mat that require a trust ukprn
-				(p.Details.TrustUkprn == null && p.Details.IsFormAMat == false && p.Details.TrustReferenceNumber != null))
+				(p.Details.TrustUkprn == null && p.Details.IsFormAMat == null && p.Details.TrustReferenceNumber != null)
+				&& p.DeletedAt == null)
 				.ToListAsync();
 
 			return createdProjectState;