diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ExportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ExportController.php
index 114c52a110ab..d38f492486ae 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ExportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ExportController.php
@@ -42,8 +42,17 @@ class ExportController extends BaseController
         $manager = new Manager();
         $manager->setSerializer(new ArraySerializer());
 
+        // eager load data, include archived but exclude deleted
         $account = Auth::user()->account;
-        $account->load(['clients.contacts', 'clients.invoices.payments', 'clients.invoices.invoice_items']);
+        $account->load(['clients' => function($query) {
+            $query->withArchived()
+                  ->with(['contacts', 'invoices' => function($query) {
+                      $query->withArchived()
+                            ->with(['invoice_items', 'payments' => function($query) {
+                                $query->withArchived();
+                            }]);
+                  }]);
+        }]);
 
         $resource = new Item($account, new AccountTransformer);
         $data = $manager->parseIncludes('clients.invoices.payments')