diff --git a/services/history-v1/storage/lib/chunk_store/mongo.js b/services/history-v1/storage/lib/chunk_store/mongo.js
index 29d522564c..7916ef00df 100644
--- a/services/history-v1/storage/lib/chunk_store/mongo.js
+++ b/services/history-v1/storage/lib/chunk_store/mongo.js
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ async function deleteProjectChunks(projectId) {
   assert.mongoId(projectId, 'bad projectId')
 
   await mongodb.chunks.updateMany(
-    { projectId: ObjectId(projectId) },
+    { projectId: ObjectId(projectId), state: 'active' },
     { $set: { state: 'deleted', updatedAt: new Date() } }
   )
 }