diff --git a/.sqlx/query-5944442c15d28d47654afae92815ccefea89cc9aee705e0e1e54a3bf884bb194.json b/.sqlx/query-7acab15a75b02104059e95c24ade45836ccb6745ff2096f1d4f733b702142ca0.json
similarity index 72%
rename from .sqlx/query-5944442c15d28d47654afae92815ccefea89cc9aee705e0e1e54a3bf884bb194.json
rename to .sqlx/query-7acab15a75b02104059e95c24ade45836ccb6745ff2096f1d4f733b702142ca0.json
index 8ff850c..42c3b14 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-5944442c15d28d47654afae92815ccefea89cc9aee705e0e1e54a3bf884bb194.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-7acab15a75b02104059e95c24ade45836ccb6745ff2096f1d4f733b702142ca0.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "SELECT EXISTS (\n                SELECT 1\n                    FROM cqrs_inventory_category_query\n                WHERE\n                    name = $1\n                AND\n                    store_id = $2\n            );",
+  "query": "SELECT EXISTS (\n                SELECT 1\n                    FROM cqrs_inventory_category_query\n                WHERE\n                    name = $1\n                AND\n                    store_id = $2\n                AND\n                    deleted = false\n            );",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
       null
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "5944442c15d28d47654afae92815ccefea89cc9aee705e0e1e54a3bf884bb194"
+  "hash": "7acab15a75b02104059e95c24ade45836ccb6745ff2096f1d4f733b702142ca0"
 }
diff --git a/src/inventory/adapters/output/db/postgres/category_name_exists_for_store.rs b/src/inventory/adapters/output/db/postgres/category_name_exists_for_store.rs
index 3dab26a..194d395 100644
--- a/src/inventory/adapters/output/db/postgres/category_name_exists_for_store.rs
+++ b/src/inventory/adapters/output/db/postgres/category_name_exists_for_store.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ impl CategoryNameExistsForStoreDBPort for InventoryDBPostgresAdapter {
                     name = $1
                 AND
                     store_id = $2
+                AND
+                    deleted = false
             );",
             s.name(),
             s.store_id(),
@@ -85,6 +87,18 @@ pub mod tests {
         // state exists
         assert!(db.category_name_exists_for_store(&category).await.unwrap());
 
+
+        // Set category.deleted = true; now db.category_name_exists_for_store must return false
+        sqlx::query!(
+            "UPDATE cqrs_inventory_category_query SET deleted = true WHERE category_id = $1;",
+            category.category_id(),
+        )
+        .execute(&db.pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(!db.category_name_exists_for_store(&category).await.unwrap());
+
+
         settings.drop_db().await;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/inventory/adapters/output/db/postgres/store_name_exists.rs b/src/inventory/adapters/output/db/postgres/store_name_exists.rs
index 279c44c..81da3be 100644
--- a/src/inventory/adapters/output/db/postgres/store_name_exists.rs
+++ b/src/inventory/adapters/output/db/postgres/store_name_exists.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ mod tests {
         // state exists
         assert!(db.store_name_exists(&store).await.unwrap());
 
-        // Set store.deleted = true; now db.store_id_exists must return false
+        // Set store.deleted = true; now db.store_name_exists must return false
         sqlx::query!(
             "UPDATE cqrs_inventory_store_query SET deleted = true WHERE store_id = $1;",
             store.store_id()