diff --git a/products/factories.py b/products/factories.py
index c656f00..55c3372 100644
--- a/products/factories.py
+++ b/products/factories.py
@@ -42,3 +42,28 @@ class ProductFactory(DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = Product
 
+
+class ActiveProductFactory(DjangoModelFactory):
+
+
+    company = SubFactory(CompanyFactory)
+    sku = FuzzyText(prefix='SKU_', length=10)
+    name = FuzzyText(prefix='NAME_', length=10)
+    description = FuzzyText(prefix='DECRIPTION', length=100)
+    url = FuzzyText(prefix='http://WEB-LINK-', suffix='.test', length=10)
+    price = FuzzyDecimal(low=1.00)
+    shipping_cost = FuzzyDecimal(low=1.00)
+    shipping_terms = FuzzyText(prefix='SHIPPING_TERMS', length=100)
+    source = FuzzyChoice(choices=[x[1] for x in Product.SOURCES])
+    sourcing_date = FuzzyDateTime(start_dt=timezone.now())
+    update_date = FuzzyDateTime(start_dt=timezone.now())
+    discount = FuzzyDecimal(low=0.00, high=100.00)
+    stock = FuzzyInteger(low=0)
+    tags = ['test']
+    category = FuzzyChoice(choices=FAKE_CATEGORIES) # main tag category
+    attributes = ['programming/python', 'testing']
+    identifiers = FuzzyText(prefix='IDENTIFIERS_', length=100)
+    active = True
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Product
diff --git a/products/tests.py b/products/tests.py
index df78b6d..e654ea3 100644
--- a/products/tests.py
+++ b/products/tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
 from rest_framework import status
 
 from companies.factories import CompanyFactory
-from products.factories import ProductFactory
+from products.factories import ProductFactory, ActiveProductFactory
 from products.models import Product
 from products.utils import find_related_products_v3
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ProductViewSetTest(APITestCase):
         """Tests setup
         """
         self.endpoint = '/api/v1/products/'
-        self.factory = ProductFactory
+        self.factory = ActiveProductFactory
         self.model = Product
         # create user
         self.password = ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_uppercase, k = 10))
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class LoadCoopProductsTestCase(APITestCase):
         """
         self.endpoint = '/api/v1/load_products/'
         self.model = Product
-        self.factory = ProductFactory
+        self.factory = ActiveProductFactory
         # create admin user
         self.admin_email = f"admin_user@mail.com"
         self.password = ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_uppercase, k = 10))
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ class ProductSearchTest(TestCase):
         """
         self.endpoint = '/api/v1/search_products/'
         self.model = Product
-        self.factory = ProductFactory
+        self.factory = ActiveProductFactory
         # create admin user
         self.admin_email = "admin_user@mail.com"
         self.password = ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_uppercase, k = 10))
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ class MyProductsViewTest(APITestCase):
         """Tests setup
         """
         self.endpoint = '/api/v1/my_products/'
-        self.factory = ProductFactory
+        self.factory = ActiveProductFactory
         self.model = Product
         # create user
         self.email = f"user@mail.com"
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ class FindRelatedProductsTest(APITestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         """Tests setup
         """
-        self.factory = ProductFactory
+        self.factory = ActiveProductFactory
         self.model = Product
         # clear table
         self.model.objects.all().delete()
diff --git a/products/utils.py b/products/utils.py
index b335905..abb78bd 100644
--- a/products/utils.py
+++ b/products/utils.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def find_related_products_v6(keyword, shipping_cost=None, discount=None, categor
 
     products_qs = Product.objects.annotate(
         rank=SearchRank(vector, query)
-    ).filter(rank__gt=0.05)
+    ).filter(rank__gt=0.05, active=True)
 
     # filter by category
     if category is not None:
diff --git a/products/views.py b/products/views.py
index fa46b42..989c7ae 100644
--- a/products/views.py
+++ b/products/views.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ logging.basicConfig(
 
 
 class ProductViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
-      queryset = Product.objects.all().order_by('-created')
+      queryset = Product.objects.filter(active=True).order_by('-created')
       serializer_class = ProductSerializer
       permission_classes = [IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly, IsCreator]
       filter_backends = [DjangoFilterBackend, OrderingFilter]