diff --git a/chatbot/routes.py b/chatbot/routes.py
index 772536e..0fe8774 100644
--- a/chatbot/routes.py
+++ b/chatbot/routes.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def find_closest_match(user_input):
     user_tokens = user_input.split()
     results = []
     cursor = conn.cursor()
-    cursor.execute("SELECT summary, modules, name, rule_id FROM rules")
+    cursor.execute("SELECT summary, modules, name, rule_id FROM rules WHERE deleted = 0")
     rows = cursor.fetchall()
     cursor.close()