diff --git a/opensrp-child/src/main/java/org/smartregister/child/task/GetSiblingsTask.java b/opensrp-child/src/main/java/org/smartregister/child/task/GetSiblingsTask.java
index 29abc04b0..7b6ab959d 100644
--- a/opensrp-child/src/main/java/org/smartregister/child/task/GetSiblingsTask.java
+++ b/opensrp-child/src/main/java/org/smartregister/child/task/GetSiblingsTask.java
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ protected ArrayList<String> doInBackground(Void... params) {
         String motherBaseEntityId = Utils.getValue(childDetails.getColumnmaps(), Constants.KEY.RELATIONAL_ID, false);
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(motherBaseEntityId) && !TextUtils.isEmpty(baseEntityId)) {
 
+            String whereClause = constructWhereClause(motherBaseEntityId);
             List<HashMap<String, String>> childList = ChildLibrary.getInstance()
                     .eventClientRepository()
                     .rawQuery(ChildLibrary.getInstance().getRepository().getReadableDatabase(),
-                            Utils.metadata().getRegisterQueryProvider().mainRegisterQuery()
-                                    + " WHERE " + Utils.metadata().getRegisterQueryProvider().getChildDetailsTable() + ".relational_id IN ('" + motherBaseEntityId + "')");
+                            Utils.metadata().getRegisterQueryProvider().mainRegisterQuery() + whereClause);
 
 
             List<CommonPersonObject> children = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ protected ArrayList<String> doInBackground(Void... params) {
         return null;
     }
 
+    private String constructWhereClause(String motherBaseEntityId) {
+        return " WHERE " + Utils.metadata().getRegisterQueryProvider().getChildDetailsTable() + ".relational_id IN ('" + motherBaseEntityId + "') AND " +
+                Utils.metadata().getRegisterQueryProvider().getDemographicTable() + ".date_removed IS NULL  AND " +
+                Utils.metadata().getRegisterQueryProvider().getDemographicTable() + ".dod IS NULL AND " +
+                Utils.metadata().getRegisterQueryProvider().getDemographicTable() + ".is_closed = 0";
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onPostExecute(ArrayList<String> baseEntityIds) {
         super.onPostExecute(baseEntityIds);
diff --git a/opensrp-child/src/test/java/org/smartregister/child/task/GetSiblingsTaskTest.java b/opensrp-child/src/test/java/org/smartregister/child/task/GetSiblingsTaskTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79918602c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensrp-child/src/test/java/org/smartregister/child/task/GetSiblingsTaskTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package org.smartregister.child.task;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.robolectric.util.ReflectionHelpers;
+import org.smartregister.child.BaseUnitTest;
+import org.smartregister.child.contract.IGetSiblings;
+import org.smartregister.child.util.Constants;
+import org.smartregister.child.util.DBConstants;
+import org.smartregister.commonregistry.CommonPersonObjectClient;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+public class GetSiblingsTaskTest extends BaseUnitTest {
+
+    private GetSiblingsTask getSiblingsTask;
+
+    @Mock
+    private IGetSiblings getSiblings;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+
+        HashMap<String, String>  details = new HashMap<>();
+        details.put(DBConstants.KEY.ZEIR_ID, "123123");
+        CommonPersonObjectClient commonPersonObjectClient = new CommonPersonObjectClient("baseEntityId", details, Constants.KEY.CHILD);
+        getSiblingsTask = new GetSiblingsTask(commonPersonObjectClient, getSiblings);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testConstructorNotNull() {
+        Assert.assertNotNull(getSiblingsTask);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testConstructWhereClauseFiltersDeadChild() {
+        String whereClause = ReflectionHelpers.callInstanceMethod(getSiblingsTask, "constructWhereClause", ReflectionHelpers.ClassParameter.from(String.class, "123"));
+        assertEquals(" WHERE ec_child_details.relational_id IN ('123') AND ec_client.date_removed IS NULL  AND ec_client.dod IS NULL AND ec_client.is_closed = 0", whereClause);
+    }
+
+}