diff --git a/services/web/scripts/count_files_in_projects.js b/services/web/scripts/count_files_in_projects.js
index f5bae5152b..580528c7d8 100644
--- a/services/web/scripts/count_files_in_projects.js
+++ b/services/web/scripts/count_files_in_projects.js
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ async function countFiles() {
   for await (const projectId of rl) {
     try {
       const project = await ProjectGetter.promises.getProject(projectId)
+      if (!project) {
+        throw new Errors.NotFoundError('project not found')
+      }
       const {
         files,
         docs