diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 981d2386..a5d51c86 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+-   Special-case deleted stories in comments API
+
 ## [1.17.0] - 2023-01-12
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/viewmodel/ClawViewModel.kt b/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/viewmodel/ClawViewModel.kt
index 95d41b5b..e175427c 100644
--- a/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/viewmodel/ClawViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/viewmodel/ClawViewModel.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import dev.msfjarvis.claw.api.LobstersApi
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.database.local.SavedPost
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.model.Comment
 import java.io.IOException
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection
 import java.time.Month
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineDispatcher
@@ -87,7 +88,13 @@ constructor(
         is Success -> result.value
         is Failure.NetworkFailure -> throw result.error
         is Failure.UnknownFailure -> throw result.error
-        is Failure.HttpFailure,
+        is Failure.HttpFailure -> {
+          if (result.code == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_NOT_FOUND) {
+            throw IOException("Story was removed by moderator")
+          } else {
+            throw IOException("API returned an invalid response")
+          }
+        }
         is Failure.ApiFailure -> throw IOException("API returned an invalid response")
       }
     }