diff --git a/lib/eviction.js b/lib/eviction.js
index b747ba99f..95f430cdf 100644
--- a/lib/eviction.js
+++ b/lib/eviction.js
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ module.exports = function (Env, cb) {
             if (item.mtime > inactiveTime) { return void next(); }
             nThen(function (w) {
                 blobs.size(item.blobId, w(function (err, size) {
+                    if (err && err === 'ENOENT') { return; } // XXX delete the proof
                     if (err) {
                         w.abort();
                         return void Log.error("EVICT_BLOB_LIST_PROOFS_ERROR", err, next);