diff --git a/app/jobs/regular/notify_mailing_list_subscribers.rb b/app/jobs/regular/notify_mailing_list_subscribers.rb
index 017cc248bf4..393b324dc12 100644
--- a/app/jobs/regular/notify_mailing_list_subscribers.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/regular/notify_mailing_list_subscribers.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ module Jobs
       post_id = args[:post_id]
       post = post_id ? Post.with_deleted.find_by(id: post_id) : nil
 
-      raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new(:post_id) unless post
-      return if post.trashed? || post.user_deleted? || !post.topic
+      return if !post || post.trashed? || post.user_deleted? || !post.topic
 
       users =
           User.activated.not_blocked.not_suspended.real
diff --git a/spec/jobs/notify_mailing_list_subscribers_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/notify_mailing_list_subscribers_spec.rb
index dc732b86a8c..1749b1df15a 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/notify_mailing_list_subscribers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/notify_mailing_list_subscribers_spec.rb
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ describe Jobs::NotifyMailingListSubscribers do
     before { SiteSetting.disable_mailing_list_mode = false }
 
     context "with an invalid post_id" do
-      it "throws an error" do
-        expect { Jobs::NotifyMailingListSubscribers.new.execute(post_id: -1) }.to raise_error(Discourse::InvalidParameters)
-      end
+      before { post.update(deleted_at: Time.now) }
+      include_examples "no emails"
     end
 
     context "with a deleted post" do