diff --git a/src/wikiq/resume.py b/src/wikiq/resume.py
index 2c93a86..5af9e3c 100644
--- a/src/wikiq/resume.py
+++ b/src/wikiq/resume.py
@@ -292,10 +292,13 @@ def merge_parquet_files(original_path, temp_path, merged_path):
         print(f"Warning: Original file {original_path} is corrupted or invalid: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
 
     try:
-        temp_pq = pq.ParquetFile(temp_path)
-        temp_valid = True
+        if not os.path.exists(temp_path):
+            print(f"Note: Temp file {temp_path} does not exist (namespace had no records after resume point)", file=sys.stderr)
+        else:
+            temp_pq = pq.ParquetFile(temp_path)
+            temp_valid = True
     except Exception:
-        print(f"Note: No new data in temp file {temp_path} (namespace had no records after resume point)", file=sys.stderr)
+        print(f"Note: No new data in temp file {temp_path} (file exists but is invalid)", file=sys.stderr)
 
     if not original_valid and not temp_valid:
         print(f"Both original and temp files are invalid, will start fresh", file=sys.stderr)
@@ -380,33 +383,40 @@ def merge_partitioned_namespaces(partition_dir, temp_suffix):
 
                 if merged == "original_only":
                     # Temp file was invalid (no new data), keep original unchanged
-                    os.remove(temp_path)
+                    if os.path.exists(temp_path):
+                        os.remove(temp_path)
                 elif merged == "temp_only":
                     # Original was corrupted, use temp as new base
                     os.remove(original_path)
                     os.rename(temp_path, original_path)
                 elif merged == "both_invalid":
                     # Both files corrupted, remove both
-                    os.remove(original_path)
-                    os.remove(temp_path)
+                    if os.path.exists(original_path):
+                        os.remove(original_path)
+                    if os.path.exists(temp_path):
+                        os.remove(temp_path)
                     had_corruption = True
                 elif merged == "merged":
                     # Replace the original file with the merged file
                     os.remove(original_path)
                     os.rename(merged_path, original_path)
-                    os.remove(temp_path)
+                    if os.path.exists(temp_path):
+                        os.remove(temp_path)
                 else:
                     # Both files were empty (False), just remove them
-                    os.remove(original_path)
-                    os.remove(temp_path)
+                    if os.path.exists(original_path):
+                        os.remove(original_path)
+                    if os.path.exists(temp_path):
+                        os.remove(temp_path)
             else:
                 # No original file, rename temp to original only if valid
                 try:
                     pq.ParquetFile(temp_path)
                     os.rename(temp_path, original_path)
                 except Exception:
-                    # Temp file invalid, just remove it
-                    os.remove(temp_path)
+                    # Temp file invalid or missing, just remove it if it exists
+                    if os.path.exists(temp_path):
+                        os.remove(temp_path)
                     had_corruption = True
 
     return had_corruption