diff --git a/app/jobs/pastes_cleanup_job.rb b/app/jobs/pastes_cleanup_job.rb
index dd9780f..575dcfb 100644
--- a/app/jobs/pastes_cleanup_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/pastes_cleanup_job.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 class PastesCleanupJob < ApplicationJob
   queue_as :default
 
-  def perform(paste)
-    paste.destroy
+  def perform(paste_id)
+    Paste.find_by(id: paste_id)&.destroy
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/paste.rb b/app/models/paste.rb
index 584d8e7..b0960e3 100644
--- a/app/models/paste.rb
+++ b/app/models/paste.rb
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ def create_permalink
   end
 
   def enqueue_removal
-    PastesCleanupJob.set(wait_until: remove_at).perform_later(self)
+    PastesCleanupJob.set(wait_until: remove_at).perform_later(self&.id)
   end
 end