diff --git a/py/services/civitai_client.py b/py/services/civitai_client.py
index a9929fc1..ce0854a7 100644
--- a/py/services/civitai_client.py
+++ b/py/services/civitai_client.py
@@ -163,14 +163,16 @@ class CivitaiClient:
             logger.error(f"Error fetching model version info: {e}")
             return None
 
-    async def get_model_metadata(self, model_id: str) -> Optional[Dict]:
+    async def get_model_metadata(self, model_id: str) -> Tuple[Optional[Dict], int]:
         """Fetch model metadata (description and tags) from Civitai API
         
         Args:
             model_id: The Civitai model ID
             
         Returns:
-            Optional[Dict]: A dictionary containing model metadata or None if not found
+            Tuple[Optional[Dict], int]: A tuple containing:
+                - A dictionary with model metadata or None if not found
+                - The HTTP status code from the request
         """
         try:
             session = await self.session
@@ -178,9 +180,11 @@ class CivitaiClient:
             url = f"{self.base_url}/models/{model_id}"
             
             async with session.get(url, headers=headers) as response:
-                if response.status != 200:
-                    logger.warning(f"Failed to fetch model metadata: Status {response.status}")
-                    return None
+                status_code = response.status
+                
+                if status_code != 200:
+                    logger.warning(f"Failed to fetch model metadata: Status {status_code}")
+                    return None, status_code
                 
                 data = await response.json()
                 
@@ -191,19 +195,19 @@ class CivitaiClient:
                 }
                 
                 if metadata["description"] or metadata["tags"]:
-                    return metadata
+                    return metadata, status_code
                 else:
                     logger.warning(f"No metadata found for model {model_id}")
-                    return None
+                    return None, status_code
                 
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error fetching model metadata: {e}", exc_info=True)
-            return None
+            return None, 0
 
     # Keep old method for backward compatibility, delegating to the new one
     async def get_model_description(self, model_id: str) -> Optional[str]:
         """Fetch the model description from Civitai API (Legacy method)"""
-        metadata = await self.get_model_metadata(model_id)
+        metadata, _ = await self.get_model_metadata(model_id)
         return metadata.get("description") if metadata else None
 
     async def close(self):
diff --git a/py/services/lora_scanner.py b/py/services/lora_scanner.py
index 487afe48..8b764b6d 100644
--- a/py/services/lora_scanner.py
+++ b/py/services/lora_scanner.py
@@ -384,6 +384,11 @@ class LoraScanner:
             lora_data: Lora metadata dictionary to update
         """
         try:
+            # Skip if already marked as deleted on Civitai
+            if lora_data.get('civitai_deleted', False):
+                logger.debug(f"Skipping metadata fetch for {file_path}: marked as deleted on Civitai")
+                return
+
             # Check if we need to fetch additional metadata from Civitai
             needs_metadata_update = False
             model_id = None
@@ -408,10 +413,24 @@ class LoraScanner:
                 logger.info(f"Fetching missing metadata for {file_path} with model ID {model_id}")
                 from ..services.civitai_client import CivitaiClient
                 client = CivitaiClient()
-                model_metadata = await client.get_model_metadata(model_id)
+                
+                # Get metadata and status code
+                model_metadata, status_code = await client.get_model_metadata(model_id)
                 await client.close()
                 
-                if (model_metadata):
+                # Handle 404 status (model deleted from Civitai)
+                if status_code == 404:
+                    logger.warning(f"Model {model_id} appears to be deleted from Civitai (404 response)")
+                    # Mark as deleted to avoid future API calls
+                    lora_data['civitai_deleted'] = True
+                    
+                    # Save the updated metadata back to file
+                    metadata_path = os.path.splitext(file_path)[0] + '.metadata.json'
+                    with open(metadata_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                        json.dump(lora_data, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
+                
+                # Process valid metadata if available
+                elif model_metadata:
                     logger.info(f"Updating metadata for {file_path} with model ID {model_id}")
                     
                     # Update tags if they were missing