diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/ElasticsearchBuildCompletePlugin.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/ElasticsearchBuildCompletePlugin.java
index 14baa55794c95..b1207a2f5161d 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/ElasticsearchBuildCompletePlugin.java
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/ElasticsearchBuildCompletePlugin.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
 import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@
 
 public abstract class ElasticsearchBuildCompletePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ElasticsearchBuildCompletePlugin.class);
+
     @Inject
     protected abstract FlowScope getFlowScope();
 
@@ -241,8 +245,11 @@ private static void createBuildArchiveTar(List<File> files, File projectDir, Fil
                 tOut.setLongFileMode(TarArchiveOutputStream.LONGFILE_GNU);
                 tOut.setBigNumberMode(TarArchiveOutputStream.BIGNUMBER_STAR);
                 for (Path path : files.stream().map(File::toPath).toList()) {
-                    if (!Files.isRegularFile(path)) {
-                        throw new IOException("Support only file!");
+                    if (Files.exists(path) == false) {
+                        log.warn("File disappeared before it could be added to CI archive: " + path);
+                        continue;
+                    } else if (!Files.isRegularFile(path)) {
+                        throw new IOException("Support only file!: " + path);
                     }
 
                     long entrySize = Files.size(path);