diff --git a/store/sqlstore/post_store.go b/store/sqlstore/post_store.go
index 88410b69d7..20334d085b 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/post_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/post_store.go
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ func (s *SqlPostStore) updateThreadsFromPosts(transaction *gorp.Transaction, pos
 				return err
 			}
 			// calculate reply count
-			count, err := transaction.SelectInt("SELECT COUNT(Id) FROM Posts WHERE RootId=:RootId", map[string]interface{}{"RootId": rootId})
+			count, err := transaction.SelectInt("SELECT COUNT(Id) FROM Posts WHERE RootId=:RootId And DeleteAt=0", map[string]interface{}{"RootId": rootId})
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}