diff --git a/app/jobs/virus_scanner_job.rb b/app/jobs/virus_scanner_job.rb
index f20d4bfc1..99b2175af 100644
--- a/app/jobs/virus_scanner_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/virus_scanner_job.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 class VirusScannerJob < ApplicationJob
+  discard_on ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+
   def perform(blob)
     metadata = extract_metadata_via_virus_scanner(blob)
     blob.update!(metadata: blob.metadata.merge(metadata))
diff --git a/spec/jobs/virus_scanner_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/virus_scanner_job_spec.rb
index 237520b36..8b0885ad4 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/virus_scanner_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/virus_scanner_job_spec.rb
@@ -35,4 +35,14 @@ RSpec.describe VirusScannerJob, type: :job do
 
     it { expect(champ.reload.piece_justificative_file.virus_scanner.infected?).to be_truthy }
   end
+
+  context "when the blob has been deleted" do
+    before do
+      Champ.find(champ.id).piece_justificative_file.purge
+    end
+
+    it "ignores the error" do
+      expect { subject }.not_to raise_error
+    end
+  end
 end