diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectCommand.java
index c268ba1..a083d77 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectCommand.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicItem;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Timer1;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.EventDispatcher;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;
@@ -77,13 +78,15 @@
 
   public void applyObject(
       Project.NameKey name, String refName, RevisionData revisionsData, String sourceLabel)
-      throws IOException, RefUpdateException, MissingParentObjectException {
+      throws IOException, RefUpdateException, MissingParentObjectException,
+          ResourceNotFoundException {
     applyObjects(name, refName, new RevisionData[] {revisionsData}, sourceLabel);
   }
 
   public void applyObjects(
       Project.NameKey name, String refName, RevisionData[] revisionsData, String sourceLabel)
-      throws IOException, RefUpdateException, MissingParentObjectException {
+      throws IOException, RefUpdateException, MissingParentObjectException,
+          ResourceNotFoundException {
 
     repLog.info(
         "Apply object from {} for {}:{} - {}",
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/fetch/ApplyObject.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/fetch/ApplyObject.java
index 36356e9..3b6b0be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/fetch/ApplyObject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/fetch/ApplyObject.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.pull.fetch;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.IdString;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.GitRepositoryManager;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.pull.LocalGitRepositoryManagerProvider;
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.pull.api.data.RevisionObjectData;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.pull.api.exception.MissingParentObjectException;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.RepositoryNotFoundException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectInserter;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.RefUpdate;
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@
   }
 
   public RefUpdateState apply(Project.NameKey name, RefSpec refSpec, RevisionData[] revisionsData)
-      throws MissingParentObjectException, IOException {
+      throws MissingParentObjectException, IOException, ResourceNotFoundException {
     try (Repository git = gitManager.openRepository(name)) {
 
       ObjectId refHead = null;
@@ -87,6 +90,8 @@
         RefUpdate.Result result = ru.update();
         return new RefUpdateState(refSpec.getSource(), result);
       }
+    } catch (RepositoryNotFoundException e) {
+      throw new ResourceNotFoundException(IdString.fromDecoded(name.get()));
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectActionTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectActionTest.java
index 814ba76..03e3db8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectActionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectActionTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.BadRequestException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceConflictException;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectResource;
@@ -201,6 +202,18 @@
     applyObjectAction.apply(projectResource, inputParams);
   }
 
+  @Test(expected = ResourceNotFoundException.class)
+  public void shouldRethrowResourceNotFoundException()
+      throws RestApiException, IOException, RefUpdateException, MissingParentObjectException {
+    RevisionInput inputParams = new RevisionInput(label, refName, createSampleRevisionData());
+
+    doThrow(new ResourceNotFoundException("test_projects"))
+        .when(applyObjectCommand)
+        .applyObject(any(), anyString(), any(), anyString());
+
+    applyObjectAction.apply(projectResource, inputParams);
+  }
+
   private RevisionData createSampleRevisionData() {
     RevisionObjectData commitData =
         new RevisionObjectData(
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectCommandTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectCommandTest.java
index 4c188df..5bdfd9f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectCommandTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/api/ApplyObjectCommandTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project.NameKey;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicItem;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Timer1;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.Event;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.EventDispatcher;
@@ -78,7 +79,9 @@
   private ApplyObjectCommand objectUnderTest;
 
   @Before
-  public void setup() throws MissingParentObjectException, IOException, URISyntaxException {
+  public void setup()
+      throws MissingParentObjectException, IOException, URISyntaxException,
+          ResourceNotFoundException {
     RefUpdateState state = new RefUpdateState(TEST_REMOTE_NAME, RefUpdate.Result.NEW);
     TEST_REMOTE_URI = new URIish("git://some.remote.uri");
     when(eventDispatcherDataItem.get()).thenReturn(eventDispatcher);
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@
   @Test
   public void shouldSendEventWhenApplyObject()
       throws PermissionBackendException, IOException, RefUpdateException,
-          MissingParentObjectException {
+          MissingParentObjectException, ResourceNotFoundException {
     objectUnderTest.applyObject(
         TEST_PROJECT_NAME, TEST_REF_NAME, createSampleRevisionData(), TEST_SOURCE_LABEL);