diff --git a/github/resource_github_actions_repository_access_level.go b/github/resource_github_actions_repository_access_level.go
index 5bcf724ecc..4e2968e052 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_actions_repository_access_level.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_actions_repository_access_level.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func resourceGithubActionsRepositoryAccessLevelRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta
 
 	actionAccessLevel, _, err := client.Repositories.GetActionsAccessLevel(ctx, owner, repoName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return deleteResourceOn404AndSwallow304OtherwiseReturnError(err, d, "repository (%s/%s) actions access level", owner, repoName)
 	}
 
 	_ = d.Set("access_level", actionAccessLevel.GetAccessLevel())