diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/data/GoogleTaskDao.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/data/GoogleTaskDao.java
index da0090707..1f59581c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/data/GoogleTaskDao.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/data/GoogleTaskDao.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public abstract class GoogleTaskDao {
   @Query("SELECT tasks.* FROM tasks JOIN google_tasks ON tasks._id = gt_task WHERE gt_parent = :taskId")
   public abstract List<Task> getChildTasks(long taskId);
 
-  @Query("SELECT gt_task FROM google_tasks WHERE gt_task IN (:taskIds) AND gt_parent IN (:taskIds)")
+  @Query("SELECT gt_task FROM google_tasks WHERE gt_task IN (:taskIds) AND gt_parent IN (:taskIds) AND gt_deleted = 0")
   public abstract List<Long> findChildrenInList(List<Long> taskIds);
 
   @Query("SELECT * FROM google_tasks WHERE gt_parent = :id AND gt_deleted = 0")