diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/basic/SuggestionsUpDownVoter.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/basic/SuggestionsUpDownVoter.java
index 5dbbdbf8b2..e07682725f 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/basic/SuggestionsUpDownVoter.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/basic/SuggestionsUpDownVoter.java
@@ -50,13 +50,22 @@ public void onMessageReceived(MessageReceivedEvent event) {
         Message message = event.getMessage();
 
         createThread(message);
+
         reactWith(config.getUpVoteEmoteName(), FALLBACK_UP_VOTE, guild, message);
         reactWith(config.getDownVoteEmoteName(), FALLBACK_DOWN_VOTE, guild, message);
     }
 
     private static void createThread(Message message) {
         String threadTitle = generateThreadTitle(message);
-        message.createThreadChannel(threadTitle).queue();
+        message.createThreadChannel(threadTitle).queue(_ -> {
+        }, exception -> {
+            if (exception instanceof ErrorResponseException responseException
+                    && responseException.getErrorResponse() == ErrorResponse.UNKNOWN_MESSAGE) {
+                logger.info("Failed to start suggestion thread: source message deleted");
+                return;
+
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     /**
@@ -91,19 +100,25 @@ private static void reactWith(String emojiName, Emoji fallbackEmoji, Guild guild
                     "Unable to vote on a suggestion with the configured emoji ('{}'), using fallback instead.",
                     emojiName);
             return message.addReaction(fallbackEmoji);
-        }).queue(ignored -> {
-        }, exception -> {
-            if (exception instanceof ErrorResponseException responseException
-                    && responseException.getErrorResponse() == ErrorResponse.REACTION_BLOCKED) {
+        }).queue(_ -> {
+        }, SuggestionsUpDownVoter::handleReactionFailure);
+    }
+
+    private static void handleReactionFailure(Throwable exception) {
+        if (exception instanceof ErrorResponseException responseException) {
+            if (responseException.getErrorResponse() == ErrorResponse.REACTION_BLOCKED) {
                 // User blocked the bot, hence the bot can not add reactions to their messages.
-                // Nothing we can do here.
                 return;
             }
-
-            logger.error("Attempted to react to a suggestion, but failed", exception);
-        });
+            if (responseException.getErrorResponse() == ErrorResponse.UNKNOWN_MESSAGE) {
+                logger.info("Failed to react to suggestion: source message deleted");
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        logger.error("Attempted to react to a suggestion, but failed", exception);
     }
 
+
     private static Optional<RichCustomEmoji> getEmojiByName(String name, Guild guild) {
         return guild.getEmojisByName(name, false).stream().findAny();
     }