diff --git a/app/models/Data/User.php b/app/models/Data/User.php
index bd57cc0..5efe39b 100644
--- a/app/models/Data/User.php
+++ b/app/models/Data/User.php
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ class User extends Model
     static public function findFirstByEmail($email)
     {
         return self::findFirst([
-            "email = :email: AND status = :s:",
-            "bind" => [ 'email' => $email, 's' => self::STATUS_ACTIVE ]
+            "email = :email: AND status != :s:",
+            "bind" => [ 'email' => $email, 's' => self::STATUS_DELETED ]
         ]);
     }