diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index 10488c1e4..9eb4b6734 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -229,9 +229,7 @@ const buildWhereClause = (
   }
 
   if (!args.includeDeleted && args.inFilter !== InFilter.TRASH) {
-    queryBuilder.andWhere('library_item.folder <> :folder', {
-      folder: InFilter.TRASH,
-    })
+    queryBuilder.andWhere("library_item.folder <> 'trash'")
   }
 
   if (args.noFilters) {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
index 4a1554536..80a883be7 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export const libraryItemToArticle = (item: LibraryItem): Article => ({
   state: item.state as unknown as ArticleSavingRequestStatus,
   content: item.readableContent,
   hash: item.textContentHash || '',
-  isArchived: item.folder != InFilter.ARCHIVE,
+  isArchived: item.folder === InFilter.ARCHIVE,
   recommendations: item.recommendations?.map(
     recommandationDataToRecommendation
   ),
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export const libraryItemToSearchItem = (item: LibraryItem): SearchItem => ({
   url: item.originalUrl,
   state: item.state as unknown as ArticleSavingRequestStatus,
   content: item.readableContent,
-  isArchived: item.folder != InFilter.ARCHIVE,
+  isArchived: item.folder === InFilter.ARCHIVE,
   pageType: item.itemType as unknown as PageType,
   readingProgressPercent: item.readingProgressBottomPercent,
   contentReader: item.contentReader as unknown as ContentReader,
diff --git a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
index be0e3d86c..6fc8f5f88 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ describe('Article API', () => {
         200
       )
       const item = await findLibraryItemById(itemId, user.id)
-      expect(item?.state).to.eql(LibraryItemState.Deleted)
+      expect(item?.folder).to.eql('trash')
     })
   })
 
@@ -1167,14 +1167,6 @@ describe('Article API', () => {
               slug: 'test slug 1',
               originalUrl: `${url}/test1`,
             },
-            {
-              user,
-              title: 'test title 2',
-              readableContent: '<p>test 2</p>',
-              slug: 'test slug 2',
-              originalUrl: `${url}/test2`,
-              subscription: 'test subscription',
-            },
             {
               user,
               title: 'test title 3',
@@ -1188,7 +1180,6 @@ describe('Article API', () => {
         )
         await saveLabelsInLibraryItem([label], items[0].id, user.id)
         await saveLabelsInLibraryItem([label], items[1].id, user.id)
-        await saveLabelsInLibraryItem([label], items[2].id, user.id)
       })
 
       after(async () => {