diff --git a/lib/Models/Subscriber.php b/lib/Models/Subscriber.php
index a872d90ec3..59f7863a49 100644
--- a/lib/Models/Subscriber.php
+++ b/lib/Models/Subscriber.php
@@ -648,7 +648,9 @@ class Subscriber extends Model {
     return self::whereIn('status', array(
       self::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED,
       self::STATUS_UNCONFIRMED
-    ))->count();
+    ))
+    ->whereNull('deleted_at')
+    ->count();
   }
 
   static function bulkTrash($orm) {
diff --git a/tests/unit/Models/SubscriberTest.php b/tests/unit/Models/SubscriberTest.php
index 011bd96a7a..80ab2db7a8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Models/SubscriberTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Models/SubscriberTest.php
@@ -465,6 +465,12 @@ class SubscriberTest extends MailPoetTest {
       'status' => Subscriber::STATUS_UNSUBSCRIBED
     ));
 
+    $subscriber_4 = Subscriber::createOrUpdate(array(
+      'email' => 'subscriber_4@mailpoet.com',
+      'status' => Subscriber::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED,
+      'deleted_at' => Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString()
+    ));
+
     // counts only subscribed & unconfirmed users
     $total = Subscriber::getTotalSubscribers();
     expect($total)->equals(2);