diff --git a/esrally/driver/runner.py b/esrally/driver/runner.py
index 1ae81e155..ad5e68edd 100644
--- a/esrally/driver/runner.py
+++ b/esrally/driver/runner.py
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ async def __call__(self, es, params):
         try:
             for index_name in indices:
                 if not only_if_exists:
-                    await es.indices.delete(index=index_name, params=request_params)
+                    await es.indices.delete(index=index_name, ignore=[404], params=request_params)
                     ops += 1
                 elif only_if_exists and await es.indices.exists(index=index_name):
                     self.logger.info("Index [%s] already exists. Deleting it.", index_name)
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ async def __call__(self, es, params):
         try:
             for template_name, delete_matching_indices, index_pattern in template_names:
                 if not only_if_exists:
-                    await es.indices.delete_template(name=template_name, params=request_params)
+                    await es.indices.delete_template(name=template_name, ignore=[404], params=request_params)
                     ops_count += 1
                 elif only_if_exists and await es.indices.exists_template(name=template_name):
                     self.logger.info("Index template [%s] already exists. Deleting it.", template_name)
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ class DeleteSnapshotRepository(Runner):
     """
 
     async def __call__(self, es, params):
-        await es.snapshot.delete_repository(repository=mandatory(params, "repository", repr(self)))
+        await es.snapshot.delete_repository(repository=mandatory(params, "repository", repr(self)), ignore=[404])
 
     def __repr__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return "delete-snapshot-repository"
@@ -2677,7 +2677,7 @@ async def __call__(self, es, params):
         timeout = request_params.get("timeout", None)
 
         await es.ilm.delete_lifecycle(
-            name=policy_name, error_trace=error_trace, filter_path=filter_path, master_timeout=master_timeout, timeout=timeout
+            name=policy_name, error_trace=error_trace, filter_path=filter_path, master_timeout=master_timeout, timeout=timeout, ignore=[404]
         )
         return {
             "weight": 1,
diff --git a/tests/driver/runner_test.py b/tests/driver/runner_test.py
index fb94ce62e..05d756112 100644
--- a/tests/driver/runner_test.py
+++ b/tests/driver/runner_test.py
@@ -2782,8 +2782,8 @@ async def test_deletes_all_indices(self, es):
         )
         es.indices.delete.assert_has_awaits(
             [
-                mock.call(index="indexA", params=params["request-params"]),
-                mock.call(index="indexB", params=params["request-params"]),
+                mock.call(index="indexA", params=params["request-params"], ignore=[404]),
+                mock.call(index="indexB", params=params["request-params"], ignore=[404]),
             ]
         )
         assert es.indices.exists.call_count == 0
@@ -2920,9 +2920,9 @@ async def test_deletes_all_index_templates(self, es):
 
         es.indices.delete_template.assert_has_awaits(
             [
-                mock.call(name="templateA", params=params["request-params"]),
-                mock.call(name="templateB", params=params["request-params"]),
-                mock.call(name="templateC", params=params["request-params"]),
+                mock.call(name="templateA", ignore=[404], params=params["request-params"]),
+                mock.call(name="templateB", ignore=[404], params=params["request-params"]),
+                mock.call(name="templateC", ignore=[404], params=params["request-params"]),
             ]
         )
         es.indices.delete.assert_has_awaits(
@@ -3777,7 +3777,7 @@ async def test_delete_snapshot_repository(self, es):
         r = runner.DeleteSnapshotRepository()
         await r(es, params)
 
-        es.snapshot.delete_repository.assert_called_once_with(repository="backups")
+        es.snapshot.delete_repository.assert_called_once_with(repository="backups", ignore=[404])
 
 
 class TestCreateSnapshotRepository:
@@ -5222,6 +5222,7 @@ async def test_delete_ilm_policy_with_request_params(self, es):
             timeout=self.params["request-params"].get("timeout"),
             error_trace=None,
             filter_path=None,
+            ignore=[404],
         )
 
     @mock.patch("elasticsearch.Elasticsearch")
@@ -5244,6 +5245,7 @@ async def test_delete_ilm_policy_without_request_params(self, es):
             timeout=None,
             error_trace=None,
             filter_path=None,
+            ignore=[404],
         )