diff --git a/app/store/bolt.go b/app/store/bolt.go
index 2a8f37fa..b1782a49 100644
--- a/app/store/bolt.go
+++ b/app/store/bolt.go
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ func (b *BoltDB) Last(siteID string, max int) (comments []Comment, err error) {
 				log.Printf("[WARN] can't load comment for %s from store %s", commentID, url)
 				continue
 			}
-
+			if comment.Deleted {
+				continue
+			}
 			comments = append(comments, comment)
 			if len(comments) >= max {
 				break
diff --git a/app/store/bolt_test.go b/app/store/bolt_test.go
index 5303679b..95db7822 100644
--- a/app/store/bolt_test.go
+++ b/app/store/bolt_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestBoltDB_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 	loc := Locator{URL: "https://radio-t.com", SiteID: "radio-t"}
 	res, err := b.Find(loc, "time")
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(res))
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(res), "initially 2 comments")
 
 	err = b.Delete(loc, res[0].ID)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ func TestBoltDB_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 
 	comments, err := b.Last("radio-t", 10)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(comments), "2 in last, nothing removed")
-	assert.Equal(t, "this comment was deleted", comments[1].Text)
-	assert.True(t, comments[1].Deleted, "marked deleted")
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(comments), "1 in last, 1 removed")
 }
 
 func TestBoltDB_Get(t *testing.T) {