diff --git a/app/models/visualization/member.rb b/app/models/visualization/member.rb
index e05fc61fee40..dd48da8c539c 100644
--- a/app/models/visualization/member.rb
+++ b/app/models/visualization/member.rb
@@ -231,9 +231,11 @@ def fetch
       end
 
       def delete(from_table_deletion=false)
-        begin
           # Named map must be deleted before the map, or we lose the reference to it
-          get_named_map.delete
+        begin
+          named_map = get_named_map
+          # non-existing named map is not a critical failure, keep deleting even if not found
+          named_map.delete if named_map
         rescue NamedMapsWrapper::HTTPResponseError => exception
           # CDB-1964: Silence named maps API exception if deleting data to avoid interrupting whole flow
           unless from_table_deletion