diff --git a/lib/obs.py b/lib/obs.py
index d36c56b..ec75019 100644
--- a/lib/obs.py
+++ b/lib/obs.py
@@ -148,12 +148,21 @@ class OBS:
         ]
 
     def _download(self, project, package, name, revision):
-        url = osc.core.makeurl(
-            self.url,
-            ["source", project, package, name],
-            {"rev": revision, "expand": 1},
-        )
-        return osc.core.http_GET(url)
+        try:
+            url = osc.core.makeurl(
+                self.url,
+                ["source", project, package, name],
+                {"rev": revision, "expand": 1},
+            )
+            return osc.core.http_GET(url)
+        except HTTPError as e:
+            if e.status == 404:
+                url = osc.core.makeurl(
+                    self.url,
+                    ["source", project, package, name],
+                    {"rev": revision, "expand": 1, "deleted": 1},
+                )
+                return osc.core.http_GET(url)
 
     def download(
         self,
@@ -189,7 +198,7 @@ class OBS:
         try:
             root = self._xml(f"source/{project}/{package}", **params)
         except HTTPError as e:
-            if e.code == 400:
+            if e.code == 400 or e.code == 404:
                 logging.error(
                     f"Package [{project}/{package} {params}] can't be expanded: {e}"
                 )