diff --git a/gobblin-temporal/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/temporal/joblauncher/GobblinTemporalJobLauncher.java b/gobblin-temporal/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/temporal/joblauncher/GobblinTemporalJobLauncher.java
index 6a07d9def29..863fd058cdc 100644
--- a/gobblin-temporal/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/temporal/joblauncher/GobblinTemporalJobLauncher.java
+++ b/gobblin-temporal/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/temporal/joblauncher/GobblinTemporalJobLauncher.java
@@ -137,16 +137,23 @@ protected void executeCancellation() {
           .build();
       DescribeWorkflowExecutionResponse response = workflowServiceStubs.blockingStub().describeWorkflowExecution(request);
 
-      // Check if the workflow is not finished
-      WorkflowExecutionStatus status = response.getWorkflowExecutionInfo().getStatus();
-      if (status != WorkflowExecutionStatus.WORKFLOW_EXECUTION_STATUS_COMPLETED &&
-          status != WorkflowExecutionStatus.WORKFLOW_EXECUTION_STATUS_FAILED &&
-          status != WorkflowExecutionStatus.WORKFLOW_EXECUTION_STATUS_CANCELED &&
-          status != WorkflowExecutionStatus.WORKFLOW_EXECUTION_STATUS_TERMINATED) {
+      try {
+        // Check if the workflow is not finished
+        WorkflowExecutionStatus status = response.getWorkflowExecutionInfo().getStatus();
+        if (status != WorkflowExecutionStatus.WORKFLOW_EXECUTION_STATUS_COMPLETED &&
+            status != WorkflowExecutionStatus.WORKFLOW_EXECUTION_STATUS_FAILED &&
+            status != WorkflowExecutionStatus.WORKFLOW_EXECUTION_STATUS_CANCELED &&
+            status != WorkflowExecutionStatus.WORKFLOW_EXECUTION_STATUS_TERMINATED) {
+          workflowStub.cancel();
+          log.info("Temporal workflow {} cancelled successfully", this.workflowId);
+        } else {
+          log.info("Workflow {} is already finished with status {}", this.workflowId, status);
+        }
+      }
+      catch (Exception e) {
+        log.warn("Exception occurred while getting status of the workflow " + this.workflowId
+            + ". We would still attempt the cancellation", e);
         workflowStub.cancel();
-        log.info("Temporal workflow {} cancelled successfully", this.workflowId);
-      } else {
-        log.info("Workflow {} is already finished with status {}", this.workflowId, status);
       }
     }
     catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/gobblin-temporal/src/test/java/org/apache/gobblin/temporal/joblauncher/GobblinTemporalJobLauncherTest.java b/gobblin-temporal/src/test/java/org/apache/gobblin/temporal/joblauncher/GobblinTemporalJobLauncherTest.java
index af356104818..85bd5a2bb03 100644
--- a/gobblin-temporal/src/test/java/org/apache/gobblin/temporal/joblauncher/GobblinTemporalJobLauncherTest.java
+++ b/gobblin-temporal/src/test/java/org/apache/gobblin/temporal/joblauncher/GobblinTemporalJobLauncherTest.java
@@ -167,4 +167,16 @@ public void testCancelWorkflowIfRunning() throws Exception {
 
     verify(mockStub, times(1)).cancel();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testCancelWorkflowFetchStatusThrowsException() throws Exception {
+    // Mock the get workflow status to throw an exception
+    Mockito.doThrow(new RuntimeException("Some exception occurred")).when(mockExecutionInfo).getStatus();
+
+    jobLauncher.submitJob(null);
+
+    jobLauncher.executeCancellation();
+
+    verify(mockStub, times(1)).cancel();
+  }
 }
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