diff --git a/transfer_service/db_connector.py b/transfer_service/db_connector.py
index debb4938c01ff492d34a715ab67f0777fa10808e..179dfcfd25ff3a62497a3adb8387156632bc7b0e 100644
--- a/transfer_service/db_connector.py
+++ b/transfer_service/db_connector.py
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ class DbConnector(object):
                 SELECT base_path as os_base_path, '/' || fs_path AS os_rel_path, deleted_on, d.node_id
                 FROM deleted_node d
                 JOIN location l ON d.location_id = l.location_id
-                JOIN storage s ON s.storage_id = l.storage_src_id;
+                JOIN storage s ON s.storage_id = l.storage_src_id
+                WHERE fs_path is NOT NULL;
                 """)
             result = cursor.fetchall()
             cursor.close()