diff --git a/changelog.d/oban-cancel.change b/changelog.d/oban-cancel.change
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4512d3bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/oban-cancel.change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Changed some jobs to return :cancel on unrecoverable errors that should not be retried
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/workers/purge_expired_activity.ex b/lib/pleroma/workers/purge_expired_activity.ex
index a65593b6e..6b0799a14 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/workers/purge_expired_activity.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/workers/purge_expired_activity.ex
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Workers.PurgeExpiredActivity do
 
   defp find_activity(id) do
     with nil <- Activity.get_by_id_with_object(id) do
-      {:error, :activity_not_found}
+      {:cancel, :activity_not_found}
     end
   end
 
   defp find_user(ap_id) do
     with nil <- Pleroma.User.get_by_ap_id(ap_id) do
-      {:error, :user_not_found}
+      {:cancel, :user_not_found}
     end
   end