diff --git a/backend/controller/sql/queries.sql b/backend/controller/sql/queries.sql
index 0bba950d0..0a72d5910 100644
--- a/backend/controller/sql/queries.sql
+++ b/backend/controller/sql/queries.sql
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ SELECT d.min_replicas,
        r.endpoint,
        r.labels AS runner_labels
 FROM deployments d
-         LEFT JOIN runners r on d.id = r.deployment_id AND r.state = 'assigned'
+         LEFT JOIN runners r on d.id = r.deployment_id AND r.state != 'dead'
 WHERE d.min_replicas > 0
 ORDER BY d.name;
 
diff --git a/backend/controller/sql/queries.sql.go b/backend/controller/sql/queries.sql.go
index dad581739..edb0b5829 100644
--- a/backend/controller/sql/queries.sql.go
+++ b/backend/controller/sql/queries.sql.go
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ SELECT d.min_replicas,
        r.endpoint,
        r.labels AS runner_labels
 FROM deployments d
-         LEFT JOIN runners r on d.id = r.deployment_id AND r.state = 'assigned'
+         LEFT JOIN runners r on d.id = r.deployment_id AND r.state != 'dead'
 WHERE d.min_replicas > 0
 ORDER BY d.name
 `