diff --git a/server/blob/blob-api/src/test/java/org/apache/james/blob/api/DeleteBlobStoreDAOContract.java b/server/blob/blob-api/src/test/java/org/apache/james/blob/api/DeleteBlobStoreDAOContract.java
index 4a04a82c132..90dc41e2453 100644
--- a/server/blob/blob-api/src/test/java/org/apache/james/blob/api/DeleteBlobStoreDAOContract.java
+++ b/server/blob/blob-api/src/test/java/org/apache/james/blob/api/DeleteBlobStoreDAOContract.java
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ default void deleteShouldNotThrowWhenBucketDoesNotExist() {
             .doesNotThrowAnyException();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    default void deleteBlobsShouldNotThrowWhenBucketDoesNotExist() {
+        BlobStoreDAO store = testee();
+
+        assertThatCode(() -> Mono.from(store.delete(TEST_BUCKET_NAME, ImmutableList.of(TEST_BLOB_ID, OTHER_TEST_BLOB_ID))).block())
+            .doesNotThrowAnyException();
+    }
+
     @Test
     default void deleteShouldDeleteExistingBlobData() {
         BlobStoreDAO store = testee();
diff --git a/server/blob/blob-s3/src/main/java/org/apache/james/blob/objectstorage/aws/S3BlobStoreDAO.java b/server/blob/blob-s3/src/main/java/org/apache/james/blob/objectstorage/aws/S3BlobStoreDAO.java
index 8aeeb44104c..0f8980d4b64 100644
--- a/server/blob/blob-s3/src/main/java/org/apache/james/blob/objectstorage/aws/S3BlobStoreDAO.java
+++ b/server/blob/blob-s3/src/main/java/org/apache/james/blob/objectstorage/aws/S3BlobStoreDAO.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletionException;
 
 import jakarta.inject.Inject;
 import jakarta.inject.Singleton;
@@ -313,7 +314,8 @@ public Publisher<Void> delete(BucketName bucketName, Collection<BlobId> blobIds)
                 .map(BlobId::asString)
                 .map(id -> ObjectIdentifier.builder().key(id).build())
                 .collect(ImmutableList.toImmutableList()))
-            .then();
+            .then()
+            .onErrorResume(NoSuchBucketException.class, e -> Mono.empty());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -325,10 +327,10 @@ public Mono<Void> deleteBucket(BucketName bucketName) {
 
     private Mono<Void> deleteResolvedBucket(BucketName bucketName) {
         return emptyBucket(bucketName)
-            .onErrorResume(t -> Mono.just(bucketName))
+            .onErrorResume(throwable -> throwable instanceof CompletionException && throwable.getCause() instanceof NoSuchBucketException, t -> Mono.just(bucketName))
             .flatMap(ignore -> Mono.fromFuture(() ->
                 client.deleteBucket(builder -> builder.bucket(bucketName.asString()))))
-            .onErrorResume(t -> Mono.empty())
+            .onErrorResume(NoSuchBucketException.class, t -> Mono.empty())
             .then()
             .publishOn(Schedulers.parallel());
     }