diff --git a/google/resource_google_service_account_key.go b/google/resource_google_service_account_key.go
index 2a6a6b58..e107b66b 100644
--- a/google/resource_google_service_account_key.go
+++ b/google/resource_google_service_account_key.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func resourceGoogleServiceAccountKeyDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interfac
 
 	_, err := config.clientIAM.Projects.ServiceAccounts.Keys.Delete(d.Id()).Do()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return handleNotFoundError(err, d, fmt.Sprintf("Service Account Key %q", d.Id()))
 	}
 
 	d.SetId("")