diff --git a/scl.py b/scl.py
index bc17e58..61b84a1 100644
--- a/scl.py
+++ b/scl.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import math
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional
 
+import mastodon
 import requests
 import yaml
 from mastodon import Mastodon
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ except requests.JSONDecodeError:
 config = yaml.safe_load(open("config.yml"))
 stadiamaps_api_key = config["stadiamaps"]["api_key"]
 nominatim_url = config["nominatim"]["api_base_url"]
-mastodon = Mastodon(
+mastodon_client = Mastodon(
     client_id=config["mastodon"]["client_id"],
     client_secret=config["mastodon"]["client_secret"],
     access_token=config["mastodon"]["access_token"],
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ with Session(engine) as session:
                 updated_entries.append("")
                 updated_entries.append(hashtag_string)
                 if max_event_class["is_postable"] and existing_record.initial_post_id:
-                    post_result = mastodon.status_post(
+                    post_result = mastodon_client.status_post(
                         status="\n".join(updated_entries),
                         in_reply_to_id=existing_record.most_recent_post_id,
                         visibility="public",
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ with Session(engine) as session:
 
                     with io.BytesIO() as map_image_file:
                         map_image.save(map_image_file, format="PNG", optimize=True)
-                        map_media_post = mastodon.media_post(
+                        map_media_post = mastodon_client.media_post(
                             map_image_file.getvalue(),
                             mime_type="image/png",
                             description=alt_text,
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ with Session(engine) as session:
                     )
                 )
 
-                post_result = mastodon.status_post(
+                post_result = mastodon_client.status_post(
                     status=post_text,
                     media_ids=map_media_post,
                     visibility="public",
@@ -419,14 +420,19 @@ with Session(engine) as session:
         ):
             # Event ID no longer exists in response
             if active_outage.most_recent_post_id:
-                post_result = mastodon.status_post(
-                    status="This outage is reported to be resolved.\n\n#SeattleCityLightOutage #SCLOutage #SCLOutage{}".format(
-                        active_outage.outage_user_id
-                    ),
-                    in_reply_to_id=active_outage.most_recent_post_id,
-                    visibility="public",
-                    language="en",
-                )
-                active_outage.most_recent_post_id = post_result["id"]
+                try:
+                    post_result = mastodon_client.status_post(
+                        status="This outage is reported to be resolved.\n\n#SeattleCityLightOutage #SCLOutage #SCLOutage{}".format(
+                            active_outage.outage_user_id
+                        ),
+                        in_reply_to_id=active_outage.most_recent_post_id,
+                        visibility="public",
+                        language="en",
+                    )
+                    active_outage.most_recent_post_id = post_result["id"]
+                except mastodon.MastodonNotFoundError:
+                    print(
+                        "The outage post couldn't be replied to, it was externally deleted."
+                    )
             active_outage.no_longer_in_response_time = datetime.now()
             session.commit()