diff --git a/forwardport/models/forwardport.py b/forwardport/models/forwardport.py
index 86b8d841..35ab8318 100644
--- a/forwardport/models/forwardport.py
+++ b/forwardport/models/forwardport.py
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ class DeleteBranches(models.Model, Queue):
                 "✘ got a fuzzy match (%s), branch probably deleted",
                 ', '.join(r['ref'] for r in ref)
             )
+            return
 
         if ref['object']['sha'] != self.pr_id.head:
             _deleter.info(