diff --git a/registration/08.overwrite/scripts/check-register.py b/registration/08.overwrite/scripts/check-register.py
index 191e1f0..a78302b 100644
--- a/registration/08.overwrite/scripts/check-register.py
+++ b/registration/08.overwrite/scripts/check-register.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
         print("contact still valid, expires {}!".format(expires))
         sys.exit(2)
     sys.exit(0)
+# filter out deleted contacts
+contacts = [c for c in contacts if c['Expires'] != "deleted"]
 if len(contacts) != 1:
     print("Unexpected number of contacts: {}!".format(len(contacts)))
     sys.exit(3)