diff --git a/internal/services/sync/service.go b/internal/services/sync/service.go
index f8cfa7f..b448a09 100644
--- a/internal/services/sync/service.go
+++ b/internal/services/sync/service.go
@@ -637,6 +637,10 @@ func (s *Service) resolveConfigurationPayloadForPush(change *localdb.PendingChan
 
 	currentCfg, currentVersionID, currentVersionNo, err := s.loadCurrentConfigurationState(payload.ConfigurationUUID)
 	if err != nil {
+		// Local config may be gone (e.g. stale queue item after delete/cleanup). Treat as no-op.
+		if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
+			return payload, payload.Snapshot, true, nil
+		}
 		// create->deactivate race: config may no longer be active/visible locally, skip stale create.
 		if change.Operation == "create" {
 			return payload, payload.Snapshot, true, nil