diff --git a/breathecode/assignments/management/commands/schedule_repository_deletions.py b/breathecode/assignments/management/commands/schedule_repository_deletions.py
index f8b86b507..a7fb3215c 100644
--- a/breathecode/assignments/management/commands/schedule_repository_deletions.py
+++ b/breathecode/assignments/management/commands/schedule_repository_deletions.py
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ def purge_deletion_orders(self):
         page = 0
         to_delete = []
         while True:
-            qs = RepositoryDeletionOrder.objects.filter(
-                status=RepositoryDeletionOrder.Status.PENDING,
+            qs = RepositoryDeletionOrder.objects.exclude(
+                status__in=[RepositoryDeletionOrder.Status.TRANSFERRED, RepositoryDeletionOrder.Status.DELETED]
             )[page * 100 : (page + 1) * 100]
 
             if len(qs) == 0: