diff --git a/spike/review/reinvent/ezmded/server/tree.go b/spike/review/reinvent/ezmded/server/tree.go
index 17edc29..80bdb23 100644
--- a/spike/review/reinvent/ezmded/server/tree.go
+++ b/spike/review/reinvent/ezmded/server/tree.go
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ func (tree Tree) getRoot(withContent bool) (Branch, error) {
 			if !withContent {
 				m.Leaf.Content = ""
 			}
+			if m.Leaf.Deleted {
+				return m, nil
+			}
 		} else if entry.IsDir() {
 			if branch, err := tree.WithRoot(path.Join(tree.root, entry.Name())).getRoot(withContent); err != nil {
 				return Branch{}, err