diff --git a/nip47/nip47_service.go b/nip47/nip47_service.go
index 25c0b467..50d70d30 100644
--- a/nip47/nip47_service.go
+++ b/nip47/nip47_service.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package nip47
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/getAlby/go-nostr"
@@ -114,6 +115,18 @@ func (svc *nip47Service) StartNip47InfoPublisher(ctx context.Context, pool *nost
 			case req := <-svc.nip47InfoPublishQueue.Channel():
 				_, err := svc.PublishNip47Info(ctx, pool, req.AppId, req.AppWalletPubKey, req.AppWalletPrivKey, req.RelayUrl, lnClient)
 				if err != nil {
+					// the app connection no longer exists (e.g. it was deleted),
+					// so the info event can never be published - drop the item
+					// instead of retrying forever
+					if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
+						logger.Logger.WithError(err).WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+							"app_id":        req.AppId,
+							"wallet_pubkey": req.AppWalletPubKey,
+							"relay_url":     req.RelayUrl,
+						}).Warn("Skipping NIP47 info publish for deleted app")
+						continue
+					}
+
 					logger.Logger.WithError(err).WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 						"wallet_pubkey": req.AppWalletPubKey,
 						"relay_url":     req.RelayUrl,
diff --git a/nip47/publish_nip47_info_test.go b/nip47/publish_nip47_info_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..548ddc7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nip47/publish_nip47_info_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package nip47
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/getAlby/go-nostr"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+
+	"github.com/getAlby/hub/alby"
+	"github.com/getAlby/hub/tests"
+)
+
+// When an app connection has been deleted, publishing its NIP47 info must
+// surface gorm.ErrRecordNotFound so the publish queue can drop the item
+// instead of retrying forever.
+func TestPublishNip47Info_AppNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, err := tests.CreateTestService(t)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer svc.Remove()
+
+	albyOAuthSvc := alby.NewAlbyOAuthService(svc.DB, svc.Cfg, svc.Keys, svc.EventPublisher)
+	nip47svc := NewNip47Service(svc.DB, svc.Cfg, svc.Keys, svc.EventPublisher, albyOAuthSvc)
+
+	walletPrivKey := nostr.GeneratePrivateKey()
+	walletPubKey, err := nostr.GetPublicKey(walletPrivKey)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// app id 9999999 does not exist; the DB lookup fails before the relay pool
+	// is ever used, so a nil pool/lnClient is fine here.
+	_, err = nip47svc.PublishNip47Info(context.Background(), nil, 9999999, walletPubKey, walletPrivKey, "wss://relay.example.com", nil)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound)
+}