diff --git a/lib/queryBuilder/generators/queries.js b/lib/queryBuilder/generators/queries.js
index 603a37b..186c81d 100644
--- a/lib/queryBuilder/generators/queries.js
+++ b/lib/queryBuilder/generators/queries.js
@@ -24,10 +24,19 @@ module.exports = {
             match_all: {}
           },
           filter: {
-            missing: {
-              field: "deletedAt",
-              null_value: true
-            }
+            and: [
+              {
+                missing: {
+                  field: "deletedAt",
+                  null_value: true
+                }
+              },
+              {
+                term: {
+                  published: true
+                }
+              }
+            ]
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/test/queryBuilder/search/core.unit.js b/test/queryBuilder/search/core.unit.js
index 3e1a4f7..a71a94d 100644
--- a/test/queryBuilder/search/core.unit.js
+++ b/test/queryBuilder/search/core.unit.js
@@ -7,10 +7,19 @@ module.exports = function( qb ){
               match_all: {}
             },
             filter: {
-              missing: {
-                field: "deletedAt",
-                null_value: true
-              }
+              and: [
+                {
+                  missing: {
+                    field: "deletedAt",
+                    null_value: true
+                  }
+                },
+                {
+                  term: {
+                    published: true
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
             }
           }
         },
diff --git a/test/queryBuilder/search/sort.unit.js b/test/queryBuilder/search/sort.unit.js
index 2e69a0c..68189d9 100644
--- a/test/queryBuilder/search/sort.unit.js
+++ b/test/queryBuilder/search/sort.unit.js
@@ -7,10 +7,19 @@ module.exports = function( qb ) {
               match_all: {}
             },
             filter: {
-              missing: {
-                field: "deletedAt",
-                null_value: true
-              }
+              and: [
+                {
+                  missing: {
+                    field: "deletedAt",
+                    null_value: true
+                  }
+                },
+                {
+                  term: {
+                    published: true
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
             }
           }
         },