diff --git a/src/route/contents.ts b/src/route/contents.ts
index 9609f22..7561f4a 100644
--- a/src/route/contents.ts
+++ b/src/route/contents.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ const ContentHandler = (controller : DocumentAccessor) => async (ctx:Context, ne
     if (document == undefined){
         return sendError(404,"document does not exist.");
     }
+    if(document.deleted_at !== null){
+        return sendError(404,"document has been removed.");
+    }
     const path = join(document.basepath,document.filename);
     ctx.state['location'] = {
         path:path,