diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/persistence/BookRepository.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/persistence/BookRepository.kt
index c9ef439b5..370277ad5 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/persistence/BookRepository.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/persistence/BookRepository.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import java.net.URL
 
 interface BookRepository {
   fun findByIdOrNull(bookId: String): Book?
-  fun findByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(libraryId: String, url: URL): Book?
+  fun findNotDeletedByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(libraryId: String, url: URL): Book?
 
   fun findAll(): Collection<Book>
   fun findAllBySeriesId(seriesId: String): Collection<Book>
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/persistence/SeriesRepository.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/persistence/SeriesRepository.kt
index 75b55994a..9fd8f5277 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/persistence/SeriesRepository.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/persistence/SeriesRepository.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.net.URL
 
 interface SeriesRepository {
   fun findByIdOrNull(seriesId: String): Series?
-  fun findByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(libraryId: String, url: URL): Series?
+  fun findNotDeletedByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(libraryId: String, url: URL): Series?
 
   fun findAll(): Collection<Series>
   fun findAllByLibraryId(libraryId: String): Collection<Series>
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/service/LibraryContentLifecycle.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/service/LibraryContentLifecycle.kt
index 7f372dc6a..a14a4bb99 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/service/LibraryContentLifecycle.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/service/LibraryContentLifecycle.kt
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class LibraryContentLifecycle(
       val seriesUrlWithDeletedBooks = seriesToSortAndRefresh.map { it.url }
 
       scannedSeries.forEach { (newSeries, newBooks) ->
-        val existingSeries = seriesRepository.findByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id, newSeries.url)
+        val existingSeries = seriesRepository.findNotDeletedByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id, newSeries.url)
 
         // if series does not exist, save it
         if (existingSeries == null) {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class LibraryContentLifecycle(
         if (existingSidecar == null || existingSidecar.lastModifiedTime.notEquals(newSidecar.lastModifiedTime)) {
           when (newSidecar.source) {
             Sidecar.Source.SERIES ->
-              seriesRepository.findByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id, newSidecar.parentUrl)?.let { series ->
+              seriesRepository.findNotDeletedByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id, newSidecar.parentUrl)?.let { series ->
                 logger.info { "Sidecar changed on disk (${newSidecar.url}, refresh Series for ${newSidecar.type}: $series" }
                 when (newSidecar.type) {
                   Sidecar.Type.ARTWORK -> taskReceiver.refreshSeriesLocalArtwork(series.id)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class LibraryContentLifecycle(
                 }
               }
             Sidecar.Source.BOOK ->
-              bookRepository.findByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id, newSidecar.parentUrl)?.let { book ->
+              bookRepository.findNotDeletedByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id, newSidecar.parentUrl)?.let { book ->
                 logger.info { "Sidecar changed on disk (${newSidecar.url}, refresh Book for ${newSidecar.type}: $book" }
                 when (newSidecar.type) {
                   Sidecar.Type.ARTWORK -> taskReceiver.refreshBookLocalArtwork(book.id)
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/BookDao.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/BookDao.kt
index 3b7067f4f..26a4ad9ee 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/BookDao.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/BookDao.kt
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ class BookDao(
   override fun findByIdOrNull(bookId: String): Book? =
     findByIdOrNull(dsl, bookId)
 
-  override fun findByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(libraryId: String, url: URL): Book? =
+  override fun findNotDeletedByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(libraryId: String, url: URL): Book? =
     dsl.selectFrom(b)
       .where(b.LIBRARY_ID.eq(libraryId).and(b.URL.eq(url.toString())))
+      .and(b.DELETED_DATE.isNull)
       .fetchOneInto(b)
       ?.toDomain()
 
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/SeriesDao.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/SeriesDao.kt
index 55d03bd34..dc957e997 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/SeriesDao.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/SeriesDao.kt
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ class SeriesDao(
       .map { it.toDomain() }
   }
 
-  override fun findByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(libraryId: String, url: URL): Series? =
+  override fun findNotDeletedByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(libraryId: String, url: URL): Series? =
     dsl.selectFrom(s)
       .where(s.LIBRARY_ID.eq(libraryId).and(s.URL.eq(url.toString())))
+      .and(s.DELETED_DATE.isNull)
       .fetchOneInto(s)
       ?.toDomain()
 
diff --git a/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/SeriesDaoTest.kt b/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/SeriesDaoTest.kt
index 31561d4eb..3497de2c4 100644
--- a/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/SeriesDaoTest.kt
+++ b/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/SeriesDaoTest.kt
@@ -288,10 +288,10 @@ class SeriesDaoTest(
     )
     seriesDao.insert(series)
 
-    val found = seriesDao.findByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id, URL("file://series"))
-    val notFound1 = seriesDao.findByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id, URL("file://series2"))
-    val notFound2 = seriesDao.findByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id + 1, URL("file://series"))
-    val notFound3 = seriesDao.findByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id + 1, URL("file://series2"))
+    val found = seriesDao.findNotDeletedByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id, URL("file://series"))
+    val notFound1 = seriesDao.findNotDeletedByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id, URL("file://series2"))
+    val notFound2 = seriesDao.findNotDeletedByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id + 1, URL("file://series"))
+    val notFound3 = seriesDao.findNotDeletedByLibraryIdAndUrlOrNull(library.id + 1, URL("file://series2"))
 
     assertThat(found).isNotNull
     assertThat(found?.name).isEqualTo("Series")