diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/db/delete-account.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/db/delete-account.ts
index a356ca7abf..1cd7642ba5 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/db/delete-account.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/db/delete-account.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ export async function deleteAccount(
 	logger.info(`Deleting account of ${job.data.user.id} ...`);
 
 	const user = await Users.findOneBy({ id: job.data.user.id });
-	if (user == null) {
-		return;
-	}
+	if (!user) return;
 
 	{
 		// Delete notes
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/kernel/delete/actor.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/kernel/delete/actor.ts
index 3571135aa5..83c6442dde 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/kernel/delete/actor.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/kernel/delete/actor.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ export async function deleteActor(
 		return `skip: delete actor ${actor.uri} !== ${uri}`;
 	}
 
-	const user = await Users.findOneByOrFail({ id: actor.id });
-	if (user.isDeleted) {
-		logger.info("skip: already deleted");
+	const user = await Users.findOneBy({ id: actor.id });
+	if (!user) {
+		return `skip: actor ${actor.id} not found in the local database`;
+	} else if (user.isDeleted) {
+		return `skip: user ${user.id} already deleted`;
 	}
 
 	const job = await createDeleteAccountJob(actor);