diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/check_non_persiseted_sessions.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/check_non_persisted_sessions.test.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/check_non_persiseted_sessions.test.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/check_non_persisted_sessions.test.ts
index 0a80f1c06998f..4d9ecb9221709 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/check_non_persiseted_sessions.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/check_non_persisted_sessions.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { checkNonPersistedSessions as checkNonPersistedSessions$ } from './check_non_persiseted_sessions';
+import { checkNonPersistedSessions as checkNonPersistedSessions$ } from './check_non_persisted_sessions';
 import {
   SearchSessionStatus,
   SearchSessionSavedObjectAttributes,
@@ -322,6 +322,46 @@ describe('checkNonPersistedSessions', () => {
       const { id } = mockClient.asyncSearch.delete.mock.calls[0][0];
       expect(id).toBe('async-id');
     });
+
+    test("doesn't attempt to delete errored out async search", async () => {
+      mockClient.asyncSearch.delete = jest.fn();
+
+      savedObjectsClient.find.mockResolvedValue({
+        saved_objects: [
+          {
+            id: '123',
+            attributes: {
+              persisted: false,
+              status: SearchSessionStatus.ERROR,
+              expires: moment().add(moment.duration(3, 'm')),
+              created: moment().subtract(moment.duration(30, 'm')),
+              touched: moment().subtract(moment.duration(6, 'm')),
+              idMapping: {
+                'map-key': {
+                  strategy: ENHANCED_ES_SEARCH_STRATEGY,
+                  id: 'async-id',
+                  status: SearchStatus.ERROR,
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+        total: 1,
+      } as any);
+
+      await checkNonPersistedSessions(
+        {
+          savedObjectsClient,
+          client: mockClient,
+          logger: mockLogger,
+        },
+        config
+      );
+
+      expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkUpdate).not.toBeCalled();
+      expect(savedObjectsClient.delete).toBeCalled();
+      expect(mockClient.asyncSearch.delete).not.toBeCalled();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('update', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/check_non_persiseted_sessions.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/check_non_persisted_sessions.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/check_non_persiseted_sessions.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/check_non_persisted_sessions.ts
index 2115ce85eeb27..180f276620a6c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/check_non_persiseted_sessions.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/check_non_persisted_sessions.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   KueryNode,
 } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/data/common';
 import { checkSearchSessionsByPage, getSearchSessionsPage$ } from './get_search_session_page';
-import { SearchSessionsConfig, CheckSearchSessionsDeps } from './types';
+import { SearchSessionsConfig, CheckSearchSessionsDeps, SearchStatus } from './types';
 import { bulkUpdateSessions, getAllSessionsStatusUpdates } from './update_session_status';
 
 export const SEARCH_SESSIONS_CLEANUP_TASK_TYPE = 'search_sessions_cleanup';
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ function checkNonPersistedSessionsPage(
             // Send a delete request for each async search to ES
             Object.keys(session.attributes.idMapping).map(async (searchKey: string) => {
               const searchInfo = session.attributes.idMapping[searchKey];
+              if (searchInfo.status === SearchStatus.ERROR) return; // skip attempting to delete async search in case we know it has errored out
+
               if (searchInfo.strategy === ENHANCED_ES_SEARCH_STRATEGY) {
                 try {
                   await client.asyncSearch.delete({ id: searchInfo.id });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/session_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/session_service.ts
index 0998c1f42e183..af646ac3c5604 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/session_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/session/session_service.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ import {
   SEARCH_SESSIONS_CLEANUP_TASK_TYPE,
   checkNonPersistedSessions,
   SEARCH_SESSIONS_CLEANUP_TASK_ID,
-} from './check_non_persiseted_sessions';
+} from './check_non_persisted_sessions';
 import {
   SEARCH_SESSIONS_EXPIRE_TASK_TYPE,
   SEARCH_SESSIONS_EXPIRE_TASK_ID,