diff --git a/app/workers/account_deletion_worker.rb b/app/workers/account_deletion_worker.rb
index fdf013e01..b50151172 100644
--- a/app/workers/account_deletion_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/account_deletion_worker.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ class AccountDeletionWorker
   sidekiq_options queue: 'pull', lock: :until_executed
 
   def perform(account_id, options = {})
+    account = Account.find(account_id)
+    return unless account.suspended?
+
     reserve_username = options.with_indifferent_access.fetch(:reserve_username, true)
     skip_activitypub = options.with_indifferent_access.fetch(:skip_activitypub, false)
-    DeleteAccountService.new.call(Account.find(account_id), reserve_username: reserve_username, skip_activitypub: skip_activitypub, reserve_email: false)
+    DeleteAccountService.new.call(account, reserve_username: reserve_username, skip_activitypub: skip_activitypub, reserve_email: false)
   rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
     true
   end