diff --git a/libs/remote_storage/src/local_fs.rs b/libs/remote_storage/src/local_fs.rs
index 553153826e..ee2fc9d6e2 100644
--- a/libs/remote_storage/src/local_fs.rs
+++ b/libs/remote_storage/src/local_fs.rs
@@ -360,7 +360,12 @@ impl RemoteStorage for LocalFs {
             let mut objects = Vec::with_capacity(keys.len());
             for key in keys {
                 let path = key.with_base(&self.storage_root);
-                let metadata = file_metadata(&path).await?;
+                let metadata = file_metadata(&path).await;
+                if let Err(DownloadError::NotFound) = metadata {
+                    // Race: if the file is deleted between listing and metadata check, ignore it.
+                    continue;
+                }
+                let metadata = metadata?;
                 if metadata.is_dir() {
                     continue;
                 }