diff --git a/python/feast_spark/job_service.py b/python/feast_spark/job_service.py
index b181a909..3ba6ba4c 100644
--- a/python/feast_spark/job_service.py
+++ b/python/feast_spark/job_service.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     start_stream_to_online_ingestion,
     unschedule_offline_to_online_ingestion,
 )
+from feast_spark.pyspark.launchers.k8s.k8s import JobNotFoundException
 from feast_spark.third_party.grpc.health.v1.HealthService_pb2 import (
     HealthCheckResponse,
     ServingStatus,
@@ -437,9 +438,16 @@ def ensure_stream_ingestion_jobs(client: Client, all_projects: bool):
             opt.JOB_SERVICE_RETRY_FAILED_JOBS
         )
     ):
+        status = None
+        try:
+            status = job.get_status()
+        except JobNotFoundException:
+            logger.warning(f"{job.get_id()} was already removed")
+
         if (
             isinstance(job, StreamIngestionJob)
-            and job.get_status() != SparkJobStatus.COMPLETED
+            and status is not None
+            and status != SparkJobStatus.COMPLETED
         ):
             jobs_by_hash[job.get_hash()] = job
 
diff --git a/python/feast_spark/pyspark/launchers/k8s/k8s.py b/python/feast_spark/pyspark/launchers/k8s/k8s.py
index dbbd6638..2488992f 100644
--- a/python/feast_spark/pyspark/launchers/k8s/k8s.py
+++ b/python/feast_spark/pyspark/launchers/k8s/k8s.py
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ def _truncate_label(label: str) -> str:
     return label[:63]
 
 
+class JobNotFoundException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 class KubernetesJobMixin:
     def __init__(self, api: CustomObjectsApi, namespace: str, job_id: str):
         self._api = api
@@ -85,17 +89,20 @@ def get_id(self) -> str:
 
     def get_error_message(self) -> str:
         job = _get_job_by_id(self._api, self._namespace, self._job_id)
-        assert job is not None
+        if job is None:
+            raise JobNotFoundException()
         return job.job_error_message
 
     def get_status(self) -> SparkJobStatus:
         job = _get_job_by_id(self._api, self._namespace, self._job_id)
-        assert job is not None
+        if job is None:
+            raise JobNotFoundException
         return job.state
 
     def get_start_time(self) -> datetime:
         job = _get_job_by_id(self._api, self._namespace, self._job_id)
-        assert job is not None
+        if job is None:
+            raise JobNotFoundException
         return job.start_time
 
     def cancel(self):