diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/updater.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/updater.php
index e40cbc17dc1..08aaa62e252 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/updater.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/updater.php
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ class Shared_Updater {
 		$fileSource = $fileInfo['fileid'];
 
 		$query = \OC_DB::prepare('DELETE FROM `*PREFIX*share` WHERE `file_source`=?');
-		\OC_DB::executeAudited($query, array($fileSource));
+		try	{
+			\OC_DB::executeAudited($query, array($fileSource));
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			\OCP\Util::writeLog('files_sharing', "can't remove share: " . $e->getMessage(), \OCP\Util::WARN);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**