diff --git a/ticket.php b/ticket.php
index 656bd826..36245b3b 100644
--- a/ticket.php
+++ b/ticket.php
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ if(isset($_GET['ticket_id'])){
             <option value="">Not Assigned</option>
             <?php
 
-            $sql_assign_to_select = mysqli_query($mysqli,"SELECT * FROM users, user_companies WHERE users.user_id = user_companies.user_id AND user_companies.company_id = $session_company_id ORDER BY user_name ASC");
+            $sql_assign_to_select = mysqli_query($mysqli,"SELECT * FROM users, user_companies WHERE users.user_id = user_companies.user_id AND user_companies.company_id = $session_company_id AND user_archived_at IS NULL ORDER BY user_name ASC");
             while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($sql_assign_to_select)){
               $user_id = $row['user_id'];
               $user_name = $row['user_name'];