diff --git a/api/v1/contacts/delete.php b/api/v1/contacts/delete.php
index f171e1a16..84af06ee0 100644
--- a/api/v1/contacts/delete.php
+++ b/api/v1/contacts/delete.php
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ $contact_id = intval($_POST['contact_id']);
 $delete_count = false;
 
 if (!empty($contact_id)) {
-    $row = mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($mysqli, "SELECT contact_name FROM contacts WHERE contact_id = $contact_id AND contact_client_id = $client_id LIMIT 1"));
+    $row = mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($mysqli, "SELECT contact_name FROM contacts WHERE contact_id = $contact_id AND contact_client_id = $client_id AND contact_archived_at IS NOT NULL LIMIT 1"));
     $contact_name = escapeSql($row['contact_name'] ?? '');
 
-    $delete_sql = mysqli_query($mysqli, "DELETE FROM contacts WHERE contact_id = $contact_id AND contact_client_id = $client_id LIMIT 1");
+    $delete_sql = mysqli_query($mysqli, "DELETE FROM contacts WHERE contact_id = $contact_id AND contact_client_id = $client_id AND contact_archived_at IS NOT NULL LIMIT 1");
 
     // Check delete & get affected rows
     if ($delete_sql && !empty($contact_name)) {