diff --git a/geoserver/resource_geoserver_datastore.go b/geoserver/resource_geoserver_datastore.go
index fe8c277..3217cb8 100644
--- a/geoserver/resource_geoserver_datastore.go
+++ b/geoserver/resource_geoserver_datastore.go
@@ -98,10 +98,15 @@ func resourceGeoserverDatastoreRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 	client := meta.(*Config).Client()
 
 	datastore, err := client.GetDatastore(workspaceName, datastoreName)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && err.Error() != "Not Found" {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if datastore == nil {
+		d.SetId("")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	d.Set("workspace_name", datastore.Workspace.Name)
 	d.Set("name", datastore.Name)
 	d.Set("description", datastore.Description)
diff --git a/geoserver/resource_geoserver_featuretype.go b/geoserver/resource_geoserver_featuretype.go
index 97c3251..6b73609 100644
--- a/geoserver/resource_geoserver_featuretype.go
+++ b/geoserver/resource_geoserver_featuretype.go
@@ -226,10 +226,14 @@ func resourceGeoserverFeatureTypeRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 	client := meta.(*Config).Client()
 
 	featureType, err := client.GetFeatureType(workspaceName, datastoreName, featureTypeName)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && err.Error() != "Not Found" {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if featureType == nil {
+		d.SetId("")
+		return nil
+	}
 	d.Set("workspace_name", workspaceName)
 	d.Set("datastore_name", datastoreName)
 	d.Set("name", featureType.Name)
diff --git a/geoserver/resource_geoserver_workspace.go b/geoserver/resource_geoserver_workspace.go
index cd840fe..e611060 100644
--- a/geoserver/resource_geoserver_workspace.go
+++ b/geoserver/resource_geoserver_workspace.go
@@ -65,10 +65,15 @@ func resourceGeoserverWorkspaceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 	client := meta.(*Config).Client()
 
 	workspace, err := client.GetWorkspace(d.Id())
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && err.Error() != "Not Found" {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if workspace == nil {
+		d.SetId("")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	d.Set("name", workspace.Name)
 	d.Set("isolated", workspace.Isolated)