diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-version-dal.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-version-dal.ts
index 78186333d..9425c5864 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-version-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-version-dal.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export const secretFolderVersionDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
         .join(TableName.Project, `${TableName.Project}.id`, `${TableName.Environment}.projectId`)
         .join("folder_cte", "folder_cte.id", `${TableName.SecretFolderVersion}.id`)
         .whereRaw(`folder_cte.row_num > ${TableName.Project}."pitVersionLimit"`)
+        .andWhere(`${TableName.Project}.version`, "<", 3)
         .delete();
     } catch (error) {
       throw new DatabaseError({
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-version-dal.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-version-dal.ts
index b54b073a6..2f9574ac9 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-version-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-version-dal.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ export const secretVersionV2BridgeDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
         .join(TableName.Project, `${TableName.Project}.id`, `${TableName.Environment}.projectId`)
         .join("version_cte", "version_cte.id", `${TableName.SecretVersionV2}.id`)
         .whereRaw(`version_cte.row_num > ${TableName.Project}."pitVersionLimit"`)
+        .andWhere(`${TableName.Project}.version`, "<", 3)
         .delete();
     } catch (error) {
       throw new DatabaseError({