1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers.rb
index 5505d7a7b08..c7ecddeccf0 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers.rb
@@ -103,10 +103,12 @@ module API
     end
 
     def find_project(id)
+      projects = Project.without_deleted
+
       if id.is_a?(Integer) || id =~ /^\d+$/
-        Project.find_by(id: id)
+        projects.find_by(id: id)
       elsif id.include?("/")
-        Project.find_by_full_path(id)
+        projects.find_by_full_path(id)
       end
     end
 
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@ module API
     end
 
     def project_finder_params
-      finder_params = {}
+      finder_params = { without_deleted: true }
       finder_params[:owned] = true if params[:owned].present?
       finder_params[:non_public] = true if params[:membership].present?
       finder_params[:starred] = true if params[:starred].present?