diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/FileStatusPersistenceService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/FileStatusPersistenceService.java
index 9311ab746..722cf4c5e 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/FileStatusPersistenceService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/persistence/FileStatusPersistenceService.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.persis
 import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
 import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -603,7 +602,9 @@ public class FileStatusPersistenceService {
     public int getNumberOfAssignedFiles(String userId) {
 
         List<FileEntity> files = fileRepository.findFilesByAssignee(userId);
-        return files.size();
+        return files.stream()
+                .filter(fileEntity -> fileEntity.getHardDeletedTime() == null)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList()).size();
     }