diff --git a/app/Jobs/MediaPipeline/MediaDeletePipeline.php b/app/Jobs/MediaPipeline/MediaDeletePipeline.php
index df16a42d5..90e30edea 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/MediaPipeline/MediaDeletePipeline.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/MediaPipeline/MediaDeletePipeline.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
 use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Middleware\WithoutOverlapping;
 use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 
 class MediaDeletePipeline implements ShouldBeUniqueUntilProcessing, ShouldQueue
@@ -62,10 +63,18 @@ class MediaDeletePipeline implements ShouldBeUniqueUntilProcessing, ShouldQueue
     public function handle()
     {
         $media = $this->media;
+
+        // Verify media exists
+        if (!$media) {
+            Log::info("MediaDeletePipeline: Media no longer exists, skipping job");
+            return 1;
+        }
+
         $path = $media->media_path;
         $thumb = $media->thumbnail_path;
 
         if (! $path) {
+            Log::info("MediaDeletePipeline: Media {$media->id} has no path, skipping deletion");
             return 1;
         }
 
@@ -73,8 +82,20 @@ class MediaDeletePipeline implements ShouldBeUniqueUntilProcessing, ShouldQueue
         array_pop($e);
         $i = implode('/', $e);
 
-        if ((bool) config_cache('pixelfed.cloud_storage') == true) {
-            $disk = Storage::disk(config('filesystems.cloud'));
+        try {
+            if ((bool) config_cache('pixelfed.cloud_storage') == true) {
+                $disk = Storage::disk(config('filesystems.cloud'));
+
+                if ($path && $disk->exists($path)) {
+                    $disk->delete($path);
+                }
+
+                if ($thumb && $disk->exists($thumb)) {
+                    $disk->delete($thumb);
+                }
+            }
+
+            $disk = Storage::disk(config('filesystems.local'));
 
             if ($path && $disk->exists($path)) {
                 $disk->delete($path);
@@ -83,28 +104,21 @@ class MediaDeletePipeline implements ShouldBeUniqueUntilProcessing, ShouldQueue
             if ($thumb && $disk->exists($thumb)) {
                 $disk->delete($thumb);
             }
-        }
-
-        $disk = Storage::disk(config('filesystems.local'));
-
-        if ($path && $disk->exists($path)) {
-            $disk->delete($path);
-        }
 
-        if ($thumb && $disk->exists($thumb)) {
-            $disk->delete($thumb);
-        }
-
-        if ($media->hls_path != null) {
-            $files = MediaHlsService::allFiles($media);
-            if ($files && count($files)) {
-                foreach ($files as $file) {
-                    $disk->delete($file);
+            if ($media->hls_path != null) {
+                $files = MediaHlsService::allFiles($media);
+                if ($files && count($files)) {
+                    foreach ($files as $file) {
+                        $disk->delete($file);
+                    }
                 }
             }
-        }
 
-        $media->delete();
+            $media->delete();
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            Log::warning("MediaDeletePipeline: Failed to delete media {$media->id}: " . $e->getMessage());
+            throw $e;
+        }
 
         return 1;
     }
diff --git a/app/Jobs/MediaPipeline/MediaStoragePipeline.php b/app/Jobs/MediaPipeline/MediaStoragePipeline.php
index 90b6c181b..519d1e276 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/MediaPipeline/MediaStoragePipeline.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/MediaPipeline/MediaStoragePipeline.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
 use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
 use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis;
 use App\Services\MediaStorageService;
 
@@ -26,7 +27,26 @@ class MediaStoragePipeline implements ShouldQueue
 
     public function handle()
     {
-    	MediaStorageService::store($this->media);
+        $media = $this->media;
+
+        // Verify media exists
+        if (!$media) {
+            Log::info("MediaStoragePipeline: Media no longer exists, skipping job");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Verify media has required fields
+        if (!$media->media_path) {
+            Log::info("MediaStoragePipeline: Media {$media->id} has no media_path, skipping job");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            MediaStorageService::store($media);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            Log::warning("MediaStoragePipeline: Failed to store media {$media->id}: " . $e->getMessage());
+            throw $e;
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/Jobs/MediaPipeline/MediaSyncLicensePipeline.php b/app/Jobs/MediaPipeline/MediaSyncLicensePipeline.php
index 1884bd780..2143fc4af 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/MediaPipeline/MediaSyncLicensePipeline.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/MediaPipeline/MediaSyncLicensePipeline.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
 use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
 use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use App\Services\StatusService;
 
 class MediaSyncLicensePipeline implements ShouldQueue
@@ -28,8 +29,15 @@ class MediaSyncLicensePipeline implements ShouldQueue
 	public function handle()
 	{
 		$licenseId = $this->licenseId;
+		$userId = $this->userId;
 
-		if(!$licenseId || !$this->userId) {
+		// Verify required data exists
+		if (!$licenseId) {
+			Log::info("MediaSyncLicensePipeline: License ID not provided, skipping job");
+			return 1;
+		}
+		if (!$userId) {
+			Log::info("MediaSyncLicensePipeline: User ID not provided, skipping job");
 			return 1;
 		}