diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index df7f259..f74fa4e 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ linters:
     - errname         # checks that sentinel errors are prefixed with the `Err` and error types are suffixed with the `Error`
     - exportloopref   # checks for pointers to enclosing loop variables
     - gochecknoinits  # checks that no init functions are present in Go code
-    - ifshort         # checks that your code uses short syntax for if-statements whenever possible
     - importas        # enforces consistent import aliases
     - ineffassign     # detects when assignments to existing variables are not used
     - noctx           # finds sending http request without context.Context
diff --git a/internal/reddit/client.go b/internal/reddit/client.go
index a2cf40c..2313c03 100644
--- a/internal/reddit/client.go
+++ b/internal/reddit/client.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ var (
 	defaultErrorMap = map[int]error{
 		401: ErrOauthRevoked,
 		403: ErrOauthRevoked,
+		404: ErrSubredditNotFound,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/worker/subreddits.go b/internal/worker/subreddits.go
index 8ee0113..1bb9c95 100644
--- a/internal/worker/subreddits.go
+++ b/internal/worker/subreddits.go
@@ -219,13 +219,22 @@ func (sc *subredditsConsumer) Consume(delivery rmq.Delivery) {
 				zap.Int("page", page),
 			)
 
-			if err == reddit.ErrOauthRevoked {
+			switch err {
+			case reddit.ErrOauthRevoked:
 				sc.logger.Info("deleting watcher",
 					zap.Int64("subreddit#id", id),
 					zap.String("subreddit#name", subreddit.NormalizedName()),
 					zap.Int64("watcher#id", watcher.ID),
 				)
 				_ = sc.watcherRepo.Delete(ctx, watcher.ID)
+			case reddit.ErrSubredditNotFound:
+				sc.logger.Info("subreddit deleted, deleting watchers",
+					zap.Int64("subreddit#id", id),
+					zap.String("subreddit#name", subreddit.NormalizedName()),
+				)
+				for _, watcher := range watchers {
+					_ = sc.watcherRepo.Delete(ctx, watcher.ID)
+				}
 			}
 
 			return
@@ -447,7 +456,7 @@ func (sc *subredditsConsumer) Consume(delivery rmq.Delivery) {
 				)
 			} else if !res.Sent() {
 				_ = sc.statsd.Incr("apns.notification.errors", []string{}, 1)
-				sc.logger.Error("notificaion not sent",
+				sc.logger.Error("notification not sent",
 					zap.Int64("subreddit#id", id),
 					zap.String("subreddit#name", subreddit.NormalizedName()),
 					zap.String("post#id", post.ID),