diff --git a/app/Actions/Backup/ManageBackupFile.php b/app/Actions/Backup/ManageBackupFile.php
index 9a522f741..1b844e2e9 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Backup/ManageBackupFile.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Backup/ManageBackupFile.php
@@ -8,33 +8,31 @@
 use App\Http\Resources\BackupFileResource;
 use App\Jobs\Backup\DeleteFileJob;
 use App\Models\BackupFile;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\StreamedResponse;
-use Throwable;
+use App\Models\Server;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
 class ManageBackupFile
 {
-    /**
-     * @throws Throwable
-     */
-    public function download(BackupFile $file): StreamedResponse
+    public function delete(BackupFile $file): void
     {
-        $file->backup->server->ssh()->download(
-            Storage::disk('tmp')->path(basename($file->path())),
-            $file->path()
-        );
+        $server = Server::find($file->backup->server_id);
 
-        return Storage::disk('tmp')->download(basename($file->path()));
-    }
+        if ($server === null) {
+            Log::warning('Deleting orphaned backup file without a server', [
+                'backup_file_id' => $file->id,
+                'backup_id' => $file->backup_id,
+            ]);
+            $file->delete();
+
+            return;
+        }
 
-    public function delete(BackupFile $file): void
-    {
         $file->status = BackupFileStatus::DELETING;
         $file->message = null;
         $file->save();
 
         SocketEvent::dispatch(new SocketEventDTO(
-            projectId: $file->backup->server->project_id,
+            projectId: $server->project_id,
             type: 'backup-file.updated',
             data: new BackupFileResource($file),
         ));
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/RunBackupCommand.php b/app/Console/Commands/RunBackupCommand.php
index 861851994..68ab4cbc8 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/RunBackupCommand.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/RunBackupCommand.php
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ public function handle(): void
         Backup::query()
             ->where('enabled', true)
             ->whereNull('status')
+            ->whereHas('server')
+            ->with('server')
             ->chunkById(100, function ($backups) use (&$total): void {
                 /** @var Backup $backup */
                 foreach ($backups as $backup) {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/BackupTest.php b/tests/Feature/BackupTest.php
index bca5c619d..715dc57b2 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/BackupTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/BackupTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Feature;
 
+use App\Actions\Backup\ManageBackupFile;
 use App\Actions\Backup\RestoreBackup;
 use App\Actions\Backup\RunBackup;
 use App\Enums\BackupFileStatus;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 use App\Enums\DatabaseStatus;
 use App\Enums\ServerStatus;
 use App\Facades\SSH;
+use App\Jobs\Backup\DeleteFileJob;
 use App\Jobs\Backup\RestoreDatabaseJob;
 use App\Models\Backup;
 use App\Models\BackupFile;
@@ -603,6 +605,27 @@ public function test_cannot_enable_a_backup_being_deleted(): void
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function test_delete_orphaned_backup_file_hard_deletes_without_dispatching_job(): void
+    {
+        Bus::fake();
+
+        $backup = Backup::factory()->create([
+            'type' => BackupType::DATABASE,
+            'server_id' => 999999,
+            'storage_id' => $this->storageProvider->id,
+            'status' => null,
+        ]);
+        $file = BackupFile::factory()->create([
+            'backup_id' => $backup->id,
+            'status' => BackupFileStatus::CREATED,
+        ]);
+
+        app(ManageBackupFile::class)->delete($file);
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseMissing('backup_files', ['id' => $file->id]);
+        Bus::assertNotDispatched(DeleteFileJob::class);
+    }
+
     public function test_see_global_backups_list_scoped_to_current_project(): void
     {
         $this->actingAs($this->user);
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Commands/RunBackupCommandTest.php b/tests/Unit/Commands/RunBackupCommandTest.php
index 37fa63e40..0d1da6fff 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Commands/RunBackupCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Commands/RunBackupCommandTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use App\Models\StorageProvider;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
 use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Bus;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 
@@ -121,4 +122,19 @@ public function test_runs_enabled_backup_even_after_a_failed_run(): void
         $this->artisan('backups:run')
             ->expectsOutput('1 backups started');
     }
+
+    public function test_does_not_run_backups_whose_server_is_missing(): void
+    {
+        SSH::fake();
+        Bus::fake();
+        Carbon::setTestNow('2026-06-19 10:00:00');
+
+        $backup = $this->createBackup(['interval' => '0 * * * *', 'server_id' => 999999]);
+
+        $this->artisan('backups:run')
+            ->expectsOutput('0 backups started');
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('backups', ['id' => $backup->id, 'server_id' => 999999]);
+        Bus::assertNothingDispatched();
+    }
 }