diff --git a/lib/convert.js b/lib/convert.js
index 23cbdc6..295b9d2 100644
--- a/lib/convert.js
+++ b/lib/convert.js
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ function buildUp(jsonObj,opts){
   	item.stringDate = getTimeDisplay(item.date);
 
   	item.content = getH(item,'atom:content');
+    if (!item.content ){// item was deleted
+      return false;
+    }
 
     // make anchor tags have the "_top" target
     item.content = item.content.replace(/\<\s*a\s*/ig,'<a target="_top"');
@@ -146,11 +149,7 @@ function buildUp(jsonObj,opts){
   	  }
   	});
 
-    if (!item.content || item.title.toLowerCase().indexOf('delete') > -1){// item was deleted
-        return false;
-      }else{
-        return true;
-      }
+    return true;
 
   });