diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/TrashExpiredEvents.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/TrashExpiredEvents.pm
index 8e5de4af0..4b756c93d 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/TrashExpiredEvents.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/TrashExpiredEvents.pm
@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@ See WebGUI::Workflow::Activity::execute() for details.
 =cut
 
 sub execute {
-	my $self = shift;
-	my $sth = $self->session->db->read("select assetId from EventsCalendar_event where eventEndDate < ?", [time()-$self->get("trashAfter")]);
-        while (my ($id) = $sth->array) {
-                my $asset = WebGUI::Asset::Event->new($self->session, $id);
-		if (defined $asset && $asset->get("eventEndDate") < time()-$self->get("trashAfter")) {
-			$asset->trash;
-		}	
-        }
-        $sth->finish;
-	return $self->COMPLETE;
+    my $self = shift;
+    my $sth = $self->session->db->read("select assetId from EventsCalendar_event where eventEndDate < ?", [time()-$self->get("trashAfter")]);
+    while (my ($id) = $sth->array) {
+        my $asset = eval { WebGUI::Asset::Event->newById($self->session, $id); };
+        if (! Exception::Class->caught() && $asset->get("eventEndDate") < time()-$self->get("trashAfter")) {
+            $asset->trash;
+        }	
+    }
+    $sth->finish;
+    return $self->COMPLETE;
 }