diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 9971418..d1521c3 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def projects_for(profile, case_email_match, per_page, offset):
                 # Check if case_email_match is a valid email address (contains @)
                 if '@' in case_email_match_lower and not case_email_match_lower.startswith('@'):
                     # If it's a complete email address, filter by exact match in viewing_emails
-                    projects_ref = db.collection("projects").where("viewing_emails", "array_contains", case_email_match_lower)
+                    projects_ref = db.collection("projects").where("viewing_emails", "array_contains", case_email_match_lower).where("is_archived", "==", False)
                     cnt = int(projects_ref.count().get()[0][0].value)
                     projects = []
                     for doc in projects_ref.order_by("matter_description").limit(per_page).offset(offset).stream():
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def projects_for(profile, case_email_match, per_page, offset):
                         domain_search = domain_search[1:]  # Remove the @ sign
                     
                     # Filter by domain match in viewing_emails
-                    projects_ref = db.collection("projects").where("viewing_domains", "array_contains", domain_search)
+                    projects_ref = db.collection("projects").where("viewing_domains", "array_contains", domain_search).where("is_archived", "==", False)
                     print("HERE domain", domain_search)
                     cnt = int(projects_ref.count().get()[0][0].value)
                     
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def projects_for(profile, case_email_match, per_page, offset):
                     return (projects, cnt)
 
             else: 
-                projects_ref = db.collection("projects")
+                projects_ref = db.collection("projects").where("is_archived", "==", False)
 
         else: 
             # For non-admin users, check if they have domain email or specific case email
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ def projects_for(profile, case_email_match, per_page, offset):
             if case_domain_email:
                 # Use exact match on viewing_domains field
                 domain_lower = case_domain_email.lower()
-                projects_ref = db.collection("projects").where("viewing_domains", "array_contains", domain_lower)
+                projects_ref = db.collection("projects").where("viewing_domains", "array_contains", domain_lower).where("is_archived", "==", False)
             elif case_email:
                 # Use the original logic for specific case email match
-                projects_ref = db.collection("projects").where("viewing_emails", "array_contains", case_email.lower())
+                projects_ref = db.collection("projects").where("viewing_emails", "array_contains", case_email.lower()).where("is_archived", "==", False)
             else:
                 return ([], 0)
         
diff --git a/query_projects.py b/query_projects.py
index 3723030..9b82f72 100755
--- a/query_projects.py
+++ b/query_projects.py
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ def query_projects_for_user(
             domain_lower = filter_domain.lower()
             projects_ref = db.collection("projects").where(
                 "viewing_domains", "array_contains", domain_lower
-            )
+            ).where("is_archived", "==", False)
         else:
             # Email-based search
             email_lower = filter_email.lower()
             projects_ref = db.collection("projects").where(
                 "viewing_emails", "array_contains", email_lower
-            )
+            ).where("is_archived", "==", False)
         
         # Get total count
         total_count = int(projects_ref.count().get()[0][0].value)