diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index e4e945af5..10d69230f 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     def upload_limit
       deleted_count = Post.for_user(id).deleted.count
       pending_count = Post.for_user(id).pending.count
-      approved_count = Post.where("is_flagged = false and is_pending = false and uploader_id = ?", id).count
+      approved_count = Post.where("is_flagged = false and is_pending = false and is_deleted = false and uploader_id = ?", id).count
       
       if base_upload_limit
         limit = base_upload_limit - pending_count