diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/DownloadController.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/DownloadController.java
index e743db082..15c5b20d3 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/DownloadController.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/DownloadController.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class DownloadController implements DownloadResource {
         } // otherwise consider the files from dossier
 
         var validFilesAndNotProcessed = validFiles.stream()
-                .filter(f -> !(f.getAnalysisVersion() > 0 && f.getNumberOfAnalyses() > 0))
+                .filter(f -> !(f.getAnalysisVersion() > 0 && f.getNumberOfAnalyses() > 0 && !f.isSoftOrHardDeleted()))
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
         if (!validFilesAndNotProcessed.isEmpty()) {
             throw new BadRequestException("At least a file is in its initial analysis process");