diff --git a/server/datastore/mysql/scripts.go b/server/datastore/mysql/scripts.go
index e6cfa5b9924..ae3a8ed40ef 100644
--- a/server/datastore/mysql/scripts.go
+++ b/server/datastore/mysql/scripts.go
@@ -1526,17 +1526,23 @@ func (ds *Datastore) GetHostLockWipeStatus(ctx context.Context, host *fleet.Host
 		// lock and unlock references are scripts
 		if mdmActions.LockRef != nil {
 			hsr, err := ds.getHostScriptExecutionResultDB(ctx, ds.reader(ctx), *mdmActions.LockRef, scriptExecutionSearchOpts{IncludeCanceled: true})
-			if err != nil {
+			if err != nil && !fleet.IsNotFound(err) {
 				return nil, ctxerr.Wrap(ctx, err, "get lock reference script result")
 			}
+			if fleet.IsNotFound(err) {
+				level.Error(ds.logger).Log("msg", "orphan lock script execution reference", "host_id", host.ID, "execution_id", *mdmActions.LockRef)
+			}
 			status.LockScript = hsr
 		}
 
 		if mdmActions.UnlockRef != nil {
 			hsr, err := ds.getHostScriptExecutionResultDB(ctx, ds.reader(ctx), *mdmActions.UnlockRef, scriptExecutionSearchOpts{IncludeCanceled: true})
-			if err != nil {
+			if err != nil && !fleet.IsNotFound(err) {
 				return nil, ctxerr.Wrap(ctx, err, "get unlock reference script result")
 			}
+			if fleet.IsNotFound(err) {
+				level.Error(ds.logger).Log("msg", "orphan unlock script execution reference", "host_id", host.ID, "execution_id", *mdmActions.UnlockRef)
+			}
 			status.UnlockScript = hsr
 		}
 
@@ -1551,9 +1557,12 @@ func (ds *Datastore) GetHostLockWipeStatus(ctx context.Context, host *fleet.Host
 				status.WipeMDMCommandResult = cmdRes
 			} else {
 				hsr, err := ds.getHostScriptExecutionResultDB(ctx, ds.reader(ctx), *mdmActions.WipeRef, scriptExecutionSearchOpts{IncludeCanceled: true})
-				if err != nil {
+				if err != nil && !fleet.IsNotFound(err) {
 					return nil, ctxerr.Wrap(ctx, err, "get wipe reference script result")
 				}
+				if fleet.IsNotFound(err) {
+					level.Error(ds.logger).Log("msg", "orphan wipe script execution reference", "host_id", host.ID, "execution_id", *mdmActions.WipeRef)
+				}
 				status.WipeScript = hsr
 			}
 		}