diff --git a/api/server/routes_delete.go b/api/server/routes_delete.go
index c6a46707c..ce4d17a34 100644
--- a/api/server/routes_delete.go
+++ b/api/server/routes_delete.go
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ func (s *Server) handleRouteDelete(c *gin.Context) {
 	appName := c.MustGet(api.AppName).(string)
 	routePath := path.Clean(c.MustGet(api.Path).(string))
 
+	if _, err := s.Datastore.GetRoute(ctx, appName, routePath); err != nil {
+		handleErrorResponse(c, err)
+		return
+	}
+	
 	if err := s.Datastore.RemoveRoute(ctx, appName, routePath); err != nil {
 		handleErrorResponse(c, err)
 		return