diff --git a/Script/CopyThread.py b/Script/CopyThread.py
index f72928a4ef460e3c203fecd4576db428691d257b..8293cce3bca7ce3de6ab86339036389116f0ef08 100644
--- a/Script/CopyThread.py
+++ b/Script/CopyThread.py
@@ -134,7 +134,22 @@ class CopyThread(threading.Thread):
 
 
                 #### Fetch information for consistency checks
-                local_filesize = os.stat(copyfile[0])[6]
+                try:
+                    local_filesize = os.stat(copyfile[0])[6]
+                except OSError as exc:
+                    if exc.errno == errno.ENOENT:
+                        # The file has been removed by an external cause.
+                        # This is bad but this is not a reason to crash.
+                        self.logger.critical('error getting local file size %s: not present (deleted by external cause)', copyfile[0] + Constants.tobecopied_ext)
+                        # delete associated file (ignoring errors)
+                        try:
+                            os.remove(copyfile[0] + Constants.tobecopied_ext)
+                        except:
+                            pass
+                        self.ClearQueue.put(copyfile)
+                        continue
+                    else:
+                        raise exc
 
                 dbchecksum = dbfilesize = filehealth = None