diff --git a/azurelinuxagent/ga/logcollector.py b/azurelinuxagent/ga/logcollector.py
index e21b1f51f1..eda6106b65 100644
--- a/azurelinuxagent/ga/logcollector.py
+++ b/azurelinuxagent/ga/logcollector.py
@@ -304,23 +304,27 @@ def _get_final_list_for_archive(self, priority_file_queue):
         final_files_to_collect = []
 
         while priority_file_queue:
-            file_path = heappop(priority_file_queue)[1]  # (priority, file_path)
-            file_size = min(os.path.getsize(file_path), _FILE_SIZE_LIMIT)
-
-            if total_uncompressed_size + file_size > _UNCOMPRESSED_ARCHIVE_SIZE_LIMIT:
-                _LOGGER.warning("Archive too big, done with adding files.")
-                break
-
-            if os.path.getsize(file_path) <= _FILE_SIZE_LIMIT:
-                final_files_to_collect.append(file_path)
-                _LOGGER.info("Adding file %s, size %s b", file_path, file_size)
-            else:
-                truncated_file_path = self._truncate_large_file(file_path)
-                if truncated_file_path:
-                    _LOGGER.info("Adding truncated file %s, size %s b", truncated_file_path, file_size)
-                    final_files_to_collect.append(truncated_file_path)
-
-            total_uncompressed_size += file_size
+            try:
+                file_path = heappop(priority_file_queue)[1]  # (priority, file_path)
+                file_size = min(os.path.getsize(file_path), _FILE_SIZE_LIMIT)
+
+                if total_uncompressed_size + file_size > _UNCOMPRESSED_ARCHIVE_SIZE_LIMIT:
+                    _LOGGER.warning("Archive too big, done with adding files.")
+                    break
+
+                if os.path.getsize(file_path) <= _FILE_SIZE_LIMIT:
+                    final_files_to_collect.append(file_path)
+                    _LOGGER.info("Adding file %s, size %s b", file_path, file_size)
+                else:
+                    truncated_file_path = self._truncate_large_file(file_path)
+                    if truncated_file_path:
+                        _LOGGER.info("Adding truncated file %s, size %s b", truncated_file_path, file_size)
+                        final_files_to_collect.append(truncated_file_path)
+
+                total_uncompressed_size += file_size
+            except IOError as e:
+                if e.errno == 2:    # [Errno 2] No such file or directory
+                    _LOGGER.warning("File %s does not exist, skipping collection for this file", file_path)
 
         _LOGGER.info("Uncompressed archive size is %s b", total_uncompressed_size)
 
@@ -357,21 +361,32 @@ def collect_logs_and_get_archive(self):
 
             compressed_archive = None
 
+            def handle_add_file_to_archive_error(error_count, max_errors, file_to_collect, exception):
+                error_count += 1
+                if error_count >= max_errors:
+                    raise Exception("Too many errors, giving up. Last error: {0}".format(ustr(exception)))
+                else:
+                    _LOGGER.warning("Failed to add file %s to the archive: %s", file_to_collect, ustr(exception))
+                return error_count
+
             try:
                 compressed_archive = zipfile.ZipFile(COMPRESSED_ARCHIVE_PATH, "w", compression=zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
 
                 max_errors = 8
                 error_count = 0
+
                 for file_to_collect in files_to_collect:
                     try:
                         archive_file_name = LogCollector._convert_file_name_to_archive_name(file_to_collect)
                         compressed_archive.write(file_to_collect.encode("utf-8"), arcname=archive_file_name)
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        error_count += 1
-                        if error_count >= max_errors:
-                            raise Exception("Too many errors, giving up. Last error: {0}".format(ustr(e)))
+                    except IOError as e:
+                        if e.errno == 2:    # [Errno 2] No such file or directory
+                            _LOGGER.warning("File %s does not exist, skipping collection for this file",
+                                            file_to_collect)
                         else:
-                            _LOGGER.warning("Failed to add file %s to the archive: %s", file_to_collect, ustr(e))
+                            error_count = handle_add_file_to_archive_error(error_count, max_errors, file_to_collect, e)
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        error_count = handle_add_file_to_archive_error(error_count, max_errors, file_to_collect, e)
 
                 compressed_archive_size = os.path.getsize(COMPRESSED_ARCHIVE_PATH)
                 _LOGGER.info("Successfully compressed files. Compressed archive size is %s b", compressed_archive_size)