diff --git a/changelog.d/handle-non-validate-delete-errors.change b/changelog.d/handle-non-validate-delete-errors.change
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94adb0e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/handle-non-validate-delete-errors.change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Transmogrifier: handle non-validate errors on incoming Delete activities
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index 4d851559f..9b6ecb3a9 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
         else
           _ -> e
         end
+      e -> {:error, e}
     end
   end