diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs
index 32b5097f0f..d7675709c9 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ALTER TABLE connections ADD COLUMN simplex_name TEXT;
 
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_contacts_simplex_name
   ON contacts(user_id, simplex_name)
-  WHERE simplex_name IS NOT NULL;
+  WHERE simplex_name IS NOT NULL AND deleted = 0;
 
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_groups_simplex_name
   ON groups(user_id, simplex_name)
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/chat_schema.sql b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/chat_schema.sql
index d3f82d4661..b2096e629f 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/chat_schema.sql
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Postgres/Migrations/chat_schema.sql
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ CREATE INDEX idx_contacts_grp_direct_inv_from_member_conn_id ON test_chat_schema
 
 
 
-CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_contacts_simplex_name ON test_chat_schema.contacts USING btree (user_id, simplex_name) WHERE (simplex_name IS NOT NULL);
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_contacts_simplex_name ON test_chat_schema.contacts USING btree (user_id, simplex_name) WHERE ((simplex_name IS NOT NULL) AND (deleted = 0));
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs
index b96b13c9e3..ec16ea8bf7 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/M20260603_simplex_name.hs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ALTER TABLE connections ADD COLUMN simplex_name TEXT;
 
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_contacts_simplex_name
   ON contacts(user_id, simplex_name)
-  WHERE simplex_name IS NOT NULL;
+  WHERE simplex_name IS NOT NULL AND deleted = 0;
 
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_groups_simplex_name
   ON groups(user_id, simplex_name)
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/chat_schema.sql b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/chat_schema.sql
index 85e157f6a2..ae08b9e20b 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/chat_schema.sql
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/SQLite/Migrations/chat_schema.sql
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ ON contacts(
   user_id,
   simplex_name
 )
-WHERE simplex_name IS NOT NULL;
+WHERE simplex_name IS NOT NULL AND deleted = 0;
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_groups_simplex_name
 ON groups(
   user_id,