diff --git a/app/jobs/approved_file_move_job.rb b/app/jobs/approved_file_move_job.rb
index 61f89f9f7..a40831607 100644
--- a/app/jobs/approved_file_move_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/approved_file_move_job.rb
@@ -9,11 +9,18 @@ def perform(work_id:, source_bucket:, source_key:, target_bucket:, target_key:,
     @source_bucket = source_bucket
     @source_key = source_key
 
-    resp = service.copy_file(source_key: key, target_bucket:, target_key:, size:)
-
-    unless resp.successful?
-      raise "Error copying #{key} to #{target_bucket}/#{target_key} Response #{resp.to_json}"
+    begin
+      resp = service.copy_file(source_key: key, target_bucket:, target_key:, size:)
+      unless resp.successful?
+        raise "Error copying #{key} to #{target_bucket}/#{target_key} Response #{resp.to_json}"
+      end
+    rescue Aws::S3::Errors::NoSuchKey => error
+      status = service.check_file(bucket: source_bucket, key: key)
+      unless status
+        raise "Missing source file #{key} can not copy to #{target_bucket}/#{target_key} Error: #{error}"
+      end
     end
+
     status = service.check_file(bucket: target_bucket, key: target_key)
     unless status
       raise "File check was not valid #{source_key} to #{target_bucket}/#{target_key} Response #{status.to_json}"
diff --git a/spec/jobs/approved_file_copy_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/approved_file_copy_job_spec.rb
index 5be2c8f51..5e192a8d2 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/approved_file_copy_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/approved_file_copy_job_spec.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,23 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context "the original key is missing" do
+      before do
+        allow(fake_s3_service).to receive(:copy_file).and_raise(Aws::S3::Errors::NoSuchKey.new(nil,nil))
+        allow(fake_s3_service).to receive(:check_file).and_return(false)
+      end
+      it "runs an aws copy, but no delete" do
+        expect do
+          perform_enqueued_jobs do
+            job
+          end
+        end .to raise_error(/Missing source file \/example-bucket\/10.34770\/ackh-7y71\/#{work.id}\/test_key can not copy/)
+        expect(fake_s3_service).to have_received(:copy_file).with(size: 200, source_key: "/example-bucket/#{s3_file.key}",
+                                                                  target_bucket: "example-bucket-post", target_key: s3_file.key)
+        expect(fake_s3_service).not_to have_received(:delete_s3_object).with("example-bucket/#{s3_file.key}")
+        expect(fake_s3_service).not_to have_received(:delete_s3_object).with(work.s3_object_key, bucket: "example-bucket")
+      end
+    end
     context "when the ApprovedUploadSnapshot cannot be found" do
       subject(:output) do
         described_class.perform_now(