diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/soune/nocopy/repository/ImageSimilarityRepository.java b/src/main/java/ru/soune/nocopy/repository/ImageSimilarityRepository.java
index 075da11..5237602 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/soune/nocopy/repository/ImageSimilarityRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/soune/nocopy/repository/ImageSimilarityRepository.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public interface ImageSimilarityRepository
         JOIN file_entities f
             ON f.id = h.file_id
         WHERE ref.file_id = :fileId
+        AND f.protection_status = "PROTECTED"
         """,
             nativeQuery = true)
     List<SimilarImageProjection> findCandidates(