diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/controller.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/controller.go
index c5b413a8d..22073984d 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/controller.go
@@ -235,8 +235,19 @@ func createPool(context *clusterd.Context, p *cephv1.CephBlockPool) error {
 
 // Delete the pool
 func deletePool(context *clusterd.Context, p *cephv1.CephBlockPool) error {
-	if err := cephclient.DeletePool(context, p.Namespace, p.Name); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to delete pool %q", p.Name)
+	pools, err := cephclient.ListPoolSummaries(context, p.Namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to list pools")
+	}
+
+	// Only delete the pool if it exists...
+	for _, pool := range pools {
+		if pool.Name == p.Name {
+			err := cephclient.DeletePool(context, p.Namespace, p.Name)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to delete pool %q", p.Name)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/tests/framework/clients/pool.go b/tests/framework/clients/pool.go
index 6c46f0798..9bca1d0d9 100644
--- a/tests/framework/clients/pool.go
+++ b/tests/framework/clients/pool.go
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ func (p *PoolOperation) DeletePool(blockClient *BlockOperation, namespace, poolN
 	for _, blockImage := range blockImagesList {
 		if poolName == blockImage.PoolName {
 			logger.Infof("force deleting block image %q in pool %q", blockImage, poolName)
-			blockClient.DeleteBlockImage(blockImage, namespace)
+			err := blockClient.DeleteBlockImage(blockImage, namespace)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Infof("failed deleting image %q from %q. %v", blockImage, poolName, err)
+			}
 		}
 	}