diff --git a/C4/Overdues.pm b/C4/Overdues.pm
index 185584fa80..1797923702 100644
--- a/C4/Overdues.pm
+++ b/C4/Overdues.pm
@@ -109,14 +109,14 @@ sub Getoverdues {
     my $statement;
     if ( C4::Context->preference('item-level_itypes') ) {
         $statement = "
-   SELECT issues.*, items.itype as itemtype, items.homebranch, items.barcode
+   SELECT issues.*, items.itype as itemtype, items.homebranch, items.barcode, items.itemlost
      FROM issues 
 LEFT JOIN items       USING (itemnumber)
     WHERE date_due < NOW()
 ";
     } else {
         $statement = "
-   SELECT issues.*, biblioitems.itemtype, items.itype, items.homebranch, items.barcode
+   SELECT issues.*, biblioitems.itemtype, items.itype, items.homebranch, items.barcode, items.itemlost
      FROM issues 
 LEFT JOIN items       USING (itemnumber)
 LEFT JOIN biblioitems USING (biblioitemnumber)
diff --git a/misc/cronjobs/fines.pl b/misc/cronjobs/fines.pl
index 02bde14bf1..38c344a330 100755
--- a/misc/cronjobs/fines.pl
+++ b/misc/cronjobs/fines.pl
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ if ($filename) {
 my $counted = 0;
 my $overdues = Getoverdues();
 for my $overdue ( @{$overdues} ) {
+    next if $overdue->{itemlost};
+
     if ( !defined $overdue->{borrowernumber} ) {
         carp
 "ERROR in Getoverdues : issues.borrowernumber IS NULL.  Repair 'issues' table now!  Skipping record.\n";
diff --git a/misc/cronjobs/staticfines.pl b/misc/cronjobs/staticfines.pl
index 2520fc5841..d8d406d4a6 100755
--- a/misc/cronjobs/staticfines.pl
+++ b/misc/cronjobs/staticfines.pl
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ my ($tyear, $tmonth, $tday) = split( /-/, $today_iso );
 $today_days = Date_to_Days( $tyear, $tmonth, $tday );
 
 for ( my $i = 0 ; $i < scalar(@$data) ; $i++ ) {
+    next if $data->[$i]->{'itemlost'};
     my $datedue;
     my $datedue_days;
     eval {