diff --git a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Ninja/CanAddUserRule.php b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Ninja/CanAddUserRule.php
index 98ae76016d76..1c85687bf31c 100644
--- a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Ninja/CanAddUserRule.php
+++ b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Ninja/CanAddUserRule.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\ValidationRules\Ninja;
 
 use App\Models\CompanyUser;
+use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Rule;
 
 /**
@@ -32,12 +33,22 @@ class CanAddUserRule implements Rule
     public function passes($attribute, $value)
     {
 
-        $count = CompanyUser::query()
-            ->with('user')
+        // $count = CompanyUser::query()
+        //     ->with('user')
+        //     ->where('account_id', auth()->user()->account_id)
+        //     ->distinct()
+        //     ->select('user_id')
+        //     ->count(); 
+
+
+        $count = User::query()
+            ->with(['company_user' => function ($query){
+              return $query->whereNull('company_user.deleted_at');
+            }])
             ->where('account_id', auth()->user()->account_id)
             ->distinct()
-            ->select('user_id')
-            ->count(); 
+            ->select('users.id')
+            ->count();
 
         return $count < auth()->user()->company()->account->num_users;
         //return auth()->user()->company()->account->users->count() < auth()->user()->company()->account->num_users;