diff --git a/plugins/reddit.js b/plugins/reddit.js
index 489d38546..f12826cef 100644
--- a/plugins/reddit.js
+++ b/plugins/reddit.js
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ function redditId(kind, id) {
 async function getNoteStartingWith(parentNoteId, startsWith) {
     return await sql.getFirstValue(`SELECT note_id FROM notes JOIN notes_tree USING(note_id) 
                                     WHERE parent_note_id = ? AND note_title LIKE '${startsWith}%'
-                                    AND notes.is_deleted = 0 AND notes_tree.is_deleted = 0`, [parentNoteId]);
+                                    AND notes.is_deleted = 0 AND is_protected = 0 
+                                    AND notes_tree.is_deleted = 0`, [parentNoteId]);
 }
 
 async function getRootNoteId() {
diff --git a/services/tree.js b/services/tree.js
index 77e786fbe..2a0a45623 100644
--- a/services/tree.js
+++ b/services/tree.js
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ async function loadSubTreeNoteIds(parentNoteId, subTreeNoteIds) {
 async function sortNotesAlphabetically(parentNoteId, dataKey, sourceId) {
     await sql.doInTransaction(async () => {
         const notes = await sql.getAll(`SELECT note_tree_id, note_id, note_title, is_protected 
-                                       FROM notes JOIN notes_tree USING(note_id) WHERE parent_note_id = ?`, [parentNoteId]);
+                                       FROM notes JOIN notes_tree USING(note_id) 
+                                       WHERE notes_tree.is_deleted = 0 AND parent_note_id = ?`, [parentNoteId]);
 
         for (const note of notes) {
             if (note.is_protected) {