diff --git a/db/migrations/0187__add_changeId_to_entity_changes.sql b/db/migrations/0187__add_changeId_to_entity_changes.sql
index 315d73f2c..925db2eb7 100644
--- a/db/migrations/0187__add_changeId_to_entity_changes.sql
+++ b/db/migrations/0187__add_changeId_to_entity_changes.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- delete duplicates https://github.com/zadam/trilium/issues/2534
-DELETE FROM entity_changes WHERE id IN (
+DELETE FROM entity_changes WHERE isErased = 0 AND id IN (
     SELECT id FROM entity_changes ec
     WHERE (
               SELECT COUNT(*) FROM entity_changes