diff --git a/modules/dcache-bulk/src/main/java/org/dcache/services/bulk/handler/BulkRequestHandler.java b/modules/dcache-bulk/src/main/java/org/dcache/services/bulk/handler/BulkRequestHandler.java
index 453d9cb6961..864c121b641 100644
--- a/modules/dcache-bulk/src/main/java/org/dcache/services/bulk/handler/BulkRequestHandler.java
+++ b/modules/dcache-bulk/src/main/java/org/dcache/services/bulk/handler/BulkRequestHandler.java
@@ -318,6 +318,12 @@ private boolean setStateIfTerminated(String id, boolean cancelled) {
                 statistics.incrementRequestsCompleted();
                 return true;
             }
+        } catch (BulkRequestNotFoundException e) {
+            /*
+             * Request has been cleared already.
+             */
+            LOGGER.debug("setStateIfTerminated, request {} was auto-cleared on termination.", id);
+            return true;
         } catch (BulkServiceException e) {
             LOGGER.error("Failed to post-process request {}: {}.", id,
                   e.toString());
@@ -344,4 +350,4 @@ private boolean storeJobTarget(BulkRequestTarget target) throws BulkServiceExcep
 
         return true;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}