diff --git a/api/apps/restful_apis/chunk_api.py b/api/apps/restful_apis/chunk_api.py
index 8e5058bcfa..47c3c9dac9 100644
--- a/api/apps/restful_apis/chunk_api.py
+++ b/api/apps/restful_apis/chunk_api.py
@@ -190,7 +190,16 @@ async def parse(tenant_id, dataset_id):
             == 0
         ):
             return get_error_data_result("Can't parse document that is currently being processed")
-        settings.docStoreConn.delete({"doc_id": id}, search.index_name(tenant_id), dataset_id)
+        index_name = search.index_name(tenant_id)
+        if settings.docStoreConn.index_exist(index_name, dataset_id):
+            settings.docStoreConn.delete({"doc_id": id}, index_name, dataset_id)
+        else:
+            logging.info(
+                "Skipping chunk delete during parse for doc %s: index %s/%s does not exist",
+                id,
+                index_name,
+                dataset_id,
+            )
         TaskService.filter_delete([Task.doc_id == id])
         e, doc = DocumentService.get_by_id(id)
         doc = doc.to_dict()
@@ -240,7 +249,16 @@ async def stop_parsing(tenant_id, dataset_id):
         cancel_all_task_of(id)
         info = {"run": "2", "progress": 0, "chunk_num": 0}
         DocumentService.update_by_id(id, info)
-        settings.docStoreConn.delete({"doc_id": doc[0].id}, search.index_name(tenant_id), dataset_id)
+        index_name = search.index_name(tenant_id)
+        if settings.docStoreConn.index_exist(index_name, dataset_id):
+            settings.docStoreConn.delete({"doc_id": doc[0].id}, index_name, dataset_id)
+        else:
+            logging.info(
+                "Skipping chunk delete during stop_parsing for doc %s: index %s/%s does not exist",
+                doc[0].id,
+                index_name,
+                dataset_id,
+            )
         success_count += 1
     if duplicate_messages:
         if success_count > 0: