diff --git a/app/jobs/backorder_job.rb b/app/jobs/backorder_job.rb
index a0a3c168e5..1db8d1d6ad 100644
--- a/app/jobs/backorder_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/backorder_job.rb
@@ -55,11 +55,16 @@ class BackorderJob < ApplicationJob
       ordered_quantities[item] = retail_quantity
     end
 
+    return if backorder.lines.empty?
+
     place_order(user, order, orderer, backorder)
 
     items.each do |item|
       variant = item.variant
-      variant.on_hand += ordered_quantities[item] if variant.on_demand
+      quantity = ordered_quantities[item]
+      next if quantity.zero?
+
+      variant.on_hand += quantity if variant.on_demand
     end
   end
 
@@ -80,6 +85,9 @@ class BackorderJob < ApplicationJob
     needed_quantity = needed_quantity(line_item)
     solution = broker.best_offer(variant.semantic_links[0].semantic_id)
 
+    # If this product was removed from the catalog, we can't order it.
+    return 0 unless solution.offer
+
     # The number of wholesale packs we need to order to fulfill the
     # needed quantity.
     # For example, we order 2 packs of 12 cans if we need 15 cans.
diff --git a/spec/jobs/backorder_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/backorder_job_spec.rb
index 81328e6cf1..93425ebec3 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/backorder_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/backorder_job_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ RSpec.describe BackorderJob do
   let(:chia_seed) { chia_item.variant }
   let(:chia_item) { order.line_items.second }
   let(:user) { order.distributor.owner }
+  let(:catalog_json) { file_fixture("fdc-catalog.json").read }
+  let(:catalog_url) {
+    "https://env-0105831.jcloud-ver-jpe.ik-server.com/api/dfc/Enterprises/test-hodmedod/SuppliedProducts"
+  }
   let(:product_link) {
     "https://env-0105831.jcloud-ver-jpe.ik-server.com/api/dfc/Enterprises/test-hodmedod/SuppliedProducts/44519466467635"
   }
@@ -105,6 +109,27 @@ RSpec.describe BackorderJob do
       perform_enqueued_jobs(only: CompleteBackorderJob)
     end
 
+    it "skips unavailable items" do
+      order.order_cycle = create(
+        :simple_order_cycle,
+        distributors: [order.distributor],
+        variants: [beans],
+      )
+      beans.on_demand = true
+      beans.on_hand = -3
+      beans.semantic_links << SemanticLink.new(
+        semantic_id: "#{product_link}-removed"
+      )
+
+      stub_request(:get, catalog_url).to_return(body: catalog_json)
+
+      expect {
+        subject.place_backorder(order)
+      }.not_to change { beans.on_hand }
+
+      # And no error was raised, no order was placed.
+    end
+
     it "succeeds when no work to be done" do
       # The database can change before the job is run. So maybe there's nothing
       # to do.