diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_eqlx.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_eqlx.py
index 67863435edb..e02b7c12785 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_eqlx.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_eqlx.py
@@ -238,6 +238,17 @@ class DellEQLSanISCSIDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
             mock_eql_execute.configure_mock(**mock_attrs)
             self.driver.delete_snapshot(snapshot)
 
+    def test_delete_absent_snapshot(self):
+        snapshot = {'name': 'fakesnap', 'volume_name': 'fakevolume_name'}
+        mock_attrs = {'args': ['volume', 'select', snapshot['volume_name'],
+                               'snapshot', 'delete', snapshot['name']]}
+        with mock.patch.object(self.driver,
+                               '_eql_execute') as mock_eql_execute:
+            mock_eql_execute.configure_mock(**mock_attrs)
+            mock_eql_execute.side_effect = processutils.ProcessExecutionError(
+                stdout='% Error ..... does not exist.\n')
+            self.driver.delete_snapshot(snapshot)
+
     def test_extend_volume(self):
         new_size = '200'
         volume = {'name': self.volume_name, 'size': 100}
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/eqlx.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/eqlx.py
index 4e2f24a6b3c..9507c4b9a3c 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/eqlx.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/eqlx.py
@@ -566,6 +566,9 @@ class DellEQLSanISCSIDriver(san.SanISCSIDriver):
         try:
             self._eql_execute('volume', 'select', snapshot['volume_name'],
                               'snapshot', 'delete', snapshot['name'])
+        except processutils.ProcessExecutionError as err:
+            if err.stdout.find('does not exist') > -1:
+                LOG.debug('Snapshot %s could not be found.', snapshot['name'])
         except Exception:
             with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
                 LOG.error(_LE('Failed to delete snapshot %(snap)s of '