diff --git a/app/services/staff_action_logger.rb b/app/services/staff_action_logger.rb
index 4e8f8f8cea0..c3e1412352e 100644
--- a/app/services/staff_action_logger.rb
+++ b/app/services/staff_action_logger.rb
@@ -40,16 +40,17 @@ class StaffActionLogger
   def log_post_deletion(deleted_post, opts={})
     raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new(:deleted_post) unless deleted_post && deleted_post.is_a?(Post)
 
-    topic = deleted_post.topic || Topic.with_deleted.find(deleted_post.topic_id)
+    topic = deleted_post.topic || Topic.with_deleted.find_by(id: deleted_post.topic_id)
 
     username = deleted_post.user.try(:username) || "unknown"
     name = deleted_post.user.try(:name) || "unknown"
+    topic_title = topic.try(:title) || "not found"
 
     details = [
       "id: #{deleted_post.id}",
       "created_at: #{deleted_post.created_at}",
       "user: #{username} (#{name})",
-      "topic: #{topic.title}",
+      "topic: #{topic_title}",
       "post_number: #{deleted_post.post_number}",
       "raw: #{deleted_post.raw}"
     ]