diff --git a/backend/.sqlx/query-61e9662fe42506131222412ab3de48cf6485dea10aa3a2f97c0fd6322a0cb17f.json b/backend/.sqlx/query-61e9662fe42506131222412ab3de48cf6485dea10aa3a2f97c0fd6322a0cb17f.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3271f312c8..0000000000
--- a/backend/.sqlx/query-61e9662fe42506131222412ab3de48cf6485dea10aa3a2f97c0fd6322a0cb17f.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "DELETE FROM schedule WHERE path = $1 AND workspace_id = $2",
-  "describe": {
-    "columns": [],
-    "parameters": {
-      "Left": [
-        "Text",
-        "Text"
-      ]
-    },
-    "nullable": []
-  },
-  "hash": "61e9662fe42506131222412ab3de48cf6485dea10aa3a2f97c0fd6322a0cb17f"
-}
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/schedule.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/schedule.rs
index d31382bdc9..d39ad75b2f 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/schedule.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/schedule.rs
@@ -581,14 +581,37 @@ async fn delete_schedule(
     let path = path.to_path();
 
     clear_schedule(&mut tx, path, &w_id).await?;
-
-    sqlx::query!(
-        "DELETE FROM schedule WHERE path = $1 AND workspace_id = $2",
+    let exists = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        "SELECT 1 FROM schedule WHERE path = $1 AND workspace_id = $2",
         path,
         w_id
     )
-    .execute(&mut *tx)
-    .await?;
+    .fetch_optional(&mut *tx)
+    .await?
+    .flatten();
+
+    if exists.is_none() {
+        return Err(windmill_common::error::Error::NotFound(format!(
+            "Schedule {} not found",
+            path
+        )));
+    }
+
+    let del = sqlx::query_scalar!(
+        "DELETE FROM schedule WHERE path = $1 AND workspace_id = $2 RETURNING 1",
+        path,
+        w_id
+    )
+    .fetch_optional(&mut *tx)
+    .await?
+    .flatten();
+
+    if del.is_none() {
+        return Err(windmill_common::error::Error::NotAuthorized(format!(
+            "Not authorized to delete schedule {}",
+            path
+        )));
+    }
 
     handle_deployment_metadata(
         &authed.email,
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DropdownV2.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DropdownV2.svelte
index ad64c8bb0e..ceeeb64a03 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DropdownV2.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DropdownV2.svelte
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@
 				class={twMerge(
 					'px-4 py-2 text-primary hover:bg-surface-hover hover:text-primary cursor-pointer text-xs transition-all',
 					'flex flex-row gap-2 items-center',
-					item?.type === 'delete' && 'text-red-500 hover:bg-red-100 hover:text-red-500'
+					item?.disabled && 'text-gray-400 cursor-not-allowed',
+					item?.type === 'delete' &&
+						!item?.disabled &&
+						'text-red-500 hover:bg-red-100 hover:text-red-500'
 				)}
 			>
 				{#if item.icon}