diff --git a/src/modules/category/category.repository.ts b/src/modules/category/category.repository.ts
index a840903..c09e8cb 100644
--- a/src/modules/category/category.repository.ts
+++ b/src/modules/category/category.repository.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class CategoryRepository extends BaseRepository<ICategory> {
     super(CategoryModel);
   }
   async findByTitle(title_en: string, id?: string) {
-    const query: Record<string, any> = { title_en };
+    const query: Record<string, any> = { title_en, deleted: false };
 
     if (id) {
       query._id = { $ne: id };
diff --git a/src/modules/category/models/category.model.ts b/src/modules/category/models/category.model.ts
index 5d75689..d2dcb61 100644
--- a/src/modules/category/models/category.model.ts
+++ b/src/modules/category/models/category.model.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { ICategory } from "./Abstraction/ICategory";
 const categorySchema = new Schema<ICategory>(
   {
     title_fa: { type: String, required: true },
-    title_en: { type: String, unique: true, required: true },
+    title_en: { type: String, false: true, required: true },
     icon: { type: String, default: "/images/icons/default.png" },
     imageUrl: { type: String, required: true },
     description: { type: String, required: true },