diff --git a/src/hooks/useFetchStores.tsx b/src/hooks/useFetchStores.tsx
index 45afef2..d44604b 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useFetchStores.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useFetchStores.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import { addToHashMapStores } from "../state/features/storeSlice";
+import { removeFromHashMapStores } from "../state/features/storeSlice";
 
 import { RootState } from "../state/store";
 import { fetchAndEvaluateProducts } from "../utils/fetchPosts";
@@ -22,9 +23,12 @@ export const useFetchStores = () => {
       storeId,
       content
     });
-
-    dispatch(addToHashMapStores(res));
-    return res;
+    if (res?.isValid) {
+      dispatch(addToHashMapStores(res));
+      return res;
+    } else {
+      dispatch(removeFromHashMapStores(storeId));
+    }
   };
 
   const checkAndUpdateResource = React.useCallback(
diff --git a/src/pages/StoreList/StoreList.tsx b/src/pages/StoreList/StoreList.tsx
index 9aae277..7f0ff94 100644
--- a/src/pages/StoreList/StoreList.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/StoreList/StoreList.tsx
@@ -115,12 +115,10 @@ export const StoreList = () => {
 
   // Memoize the filtered stores to prevent rerenders
   const filteredStores = useMemo(() => {
-    if (filterUserStores) {
-      return myStores;
-    } else {
-      return stores;
-    }
-  }, [filterUserStores, stores, myStores, user?.name]);
+    let filtered = filterUserStores ? myStores : stores;
+    filtered = filtered.filter((store: Store) => hashMapStores[store.id]?.isValid);
+    return filtered;
+  }, [filterUserStores, stores, myStores, user?.name, hashMapStores]);
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/src/state/features/storeSlice.ts b/src/state/features/storeSlice.ts
index 553b0c0..cb71612 100644
--- a/src/state/features/storeSlice.ts
+++ b/src/state/features/storeSlice.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ export const storeSlice = createSlice({
       const store = action.payload;
       state.hashMapStores[store?.id] = store;
     },
+    removeFromHashMapStores: (state, action) => {
+      const storeId = action.payload;
+      delete state.hashMapStores[storeId];
+    },
     addToHashMapStoreReviews: (state, action) => {
       const review = action.payload;
       state.hashMapStoreReviews[review.id] = review;
@@ -267,6 +271,7 @@ export const {
   upsertPostsBeginning,
   upsertFilteredPosts,
   addToHashMapStores,
+  removeFromHashMapStores,
   setStoreId,
   setStoreOwner,
   upsertStores,