diff --git a/server/src/handlers/http/cluster/mod.rs b/server/src/handlers/http/cluster/mod.rs
index 4f14d2996..d9e30c0b9 100644
--- a/server/src/handlers/http/cluster/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/handlers/http/cluster/mod.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use crate::handlers::http::logstream::error::StreamError;
 use crate::option::CONFIG;
 
 use crate::metrics::prom_utils::Metrics;
+use crate::storage::ObjectStorageError;
 use actix_web::http::header;
 use actix_web::{HttpRequest, Responder};
 use http::StatusCode;
@@ -354,21 +355,27 @@ pub async fn remove_ingester(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<impl Responder, PostErr
     let domain_name = to_url_string(domain_name);
 
     if check_liveness(&domain_name).await {
-        return Err(PostError::Invalid(anyhow::anyhow!("Ingester is Online")));
+        return Err(PostError::Invalid(anyhow::anyhow!("Node Online")));
     }
 
     let ingester_meta_filename = ingester_meta_filename(&domain_name);
     let object_store = CONFIG.storage().get_object_store();
     let msg = match object_store
-        .delete_ingester_meta(ingester_meta_filename)
+        .try_delete_ingester_meta(ingester_meta_filename)
         .await
     {
         Ok(_) => {
-            format!("Ingester {} Removed", domain_name)
+            format!("Node {} Removed Successfully", domain_name)
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            if matches!(err, ObjectStorageError::IoError(_)) {
+                format!("Node {} Not Found", domain_name)
+            } else {
+                format!("Error Removing Node {}\n Reason: {}", domain_name, err)
+            }
         }
-        Err(err) => err.to_string(),
     };
 
-    log::error!("{}", &msg);
+    log::info!("{}", &msg);
     Ok((msg, StatusCode::OK))
 }
diff --git a/server/src/handlers/http/cluster/utils.rs b/server/src/handlers/http/cluster/utils.rs
index 47155b428..a2887f814 100644
--- a/server/src/handlers/http/cluster/utils.rs
+++ b/server/src/handlers/http/cluster/utils.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,13 @@ pub fn merge_quried_stats(stats: Vec<QueriedStats>) -> QueriedStats {
 }
 
 pub async fn check_liveness(domain_name: &str) -> bool {
-    let uri = Url::parse(&format!("{}liveness", domain_name)).unwrap();
+    let uri = match Url::parse(&format!("{}liveness", domain_name)) {
+        Ok(uri) => uri,
+        Err(err) => {
+            log::error!("Node Indentifier Failed To Parse: {}", err);
+            return false;
+        }
+    };
 
     let reqw = reqwest::Client::new()
         .get(uri)
diff --git a/server/src/handlers/http/modal/query_server.rs b/server/src/handlers/http/modal/query_server.rs
index d2ba49ad0..825808566 100644
--- a/server/src/handlers/http/modal/query_server.rs
+++ b/server/src/handlers/http/modal/query_server.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 use crate::handlers::http::cluster::utils::check_liveness;
-use crate::handlers::http::cluster::{self, get_ingester_info, remove_ingester};
+use crate::handlers::http::cluster::{self, get_ingester_info};
 use crate::handlers::http::middleware::RouteExt;
 use crate::handlers::http::{base_path, cross_origin_config, API_BASE_PATH, API_VERSION};
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl QueryServer {
                 web::scope("/{ingester}").service(
                     web::resource("").route(
                         web::delete()
-                            .to(remove_ingester)
+                            .to(cluster::remove_ingester)
                             .authorize(Action::DeleteIngester),
                     ),
                 ),
diff --git a/server/src/storage/localfs.rs b/server/src/storage/localfs.rs
index a818f66cd..0bfd26b7d 100644
--- a/server/src/storage/localfs.rs
+++ b/server/src/storage/localfs.rs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ impl ObjectStorage for LocalFS {
         Ok(fs::remove_dir_all(path).await?)
     }
 
-    async fn delete_ingester_meta(
+    async fn try_delete_ingester_meta(
         &self,
         ingester_filename: String,
     ) -> Result<(), ObjectStorageError> {
diff --git a/server/src/storage/object_storage.rs b/server/src/storage/object_storage.rs
index 6fb7ad94b..9f54c7a30 100644
--- a/server/src/storage/object_storage.rs
+++ b/server/src/storage/object_storage.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub trait ObjectStorage: Sync + 'static {
     async fn list_dirs(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>, ObjectStorageError>;
     async fn list_dates(&self, stream_name: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, ObjectStorageError>;
     async fn upload_file(&self, key: &str, path: &Path) -> Result<(), ObjectStorageError>;
-    async fn delete_ingester_meta(
+    async fn try_delete_ingester_meta(
         &self,
         ingester_filename: String,
     ) -> Result<(), ObjectStorageError>;
diff --git a/server/src/storage/s3.rs b/server/src/storage/s3.rs
index 7d4f66064..3db6aaf23 100644
--- a/server/src/storage/s3.rs
+++ b/server/src/storage/s3.rs
@@ -482,14 +482,25 @@ impl ObjectStorage for S3 {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    async fn delete_ingester_meta(
+    async fn try_delete_ingester_meta(
         &self,
         ingester_filename: String,
     ) -> Result<(), ObjectStorageError> {
         let file = RelativePathBuf::from(&ingester_filename);
-        self.client.delete(&to_object_store_path(&file)).await?;
-
-        Ok(())
+        match self.client.delete(&to_object_store_path(&file)).await {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+            Err(err) => {
+                // if the object is not found, it is not an error
+                // the given url path was incorrect
+                if matches!(err, object_store::Error::NotFound { .. }) {
+                    log::error!("Node does not exist");
+                    Err(err.into())
+                } else {
+                    log::error!("Error deleting ingester meta file: {:?}", err);
+                    Err(err.into())
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     async fn list_streams(&self) -> Result<Vec<LogStream>, ObjectStorageError> {