diff --git a/src/routes/productCategories/create.js b/src/routes/productCategories/create.js
index e80bc596..811c9fa7 100644
--- a/src/routes/productCategories/create.js
+++ b/src/routes/productCategories/create.js
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ module.exports = [
     });
 
     // Check if duplicated key
-    return models.ProductCategory.findById(req.body.param.key)
+    return models.ProductCategory.findById(req.body.param.key, { paranoid: false })
       .then((existing) => {
         if (existing) {
-          const apiErr = new Error(`Product category already exists for key ${req.params.key}`);
+          const apiErr = new Error(`Product category already exists(may be deleted) for key "${req.body.param.key}"`);
           apiErr.status = 422;
           return Promise.reject(apiErr);
         }
diff --git a/src/routes/projectTypes/create.js b/src/routes/projectTypes/create.js
index 8e73e1ec..028f21bb 100644
--- a/src/routes/projectTypes/create.js
+++ b/src/routes/projectTypes/create.js
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ module.exports = [
     });
 
     // Check if duplicated key
-    return models.ProjectType.findById(req.body.param.key)
+    return models.ProjectType.findById(req.body.param.key, { paranoid: false })
       .then((existing) => {
         if (existing) {
-          const apiErr = new Error(`Project type already exists for key ${req.params.key}`);
+          const apiErr = new Error(`Project type already exists(may be deleted) for key "${req.body.param.key}"`);
           apiErr.status = 422;
           return Promise.reject(apiErr);
         }