diff --git a/internal/blockchain/fabric/eventstream.go b/internal/blockchain/fabric/eventstream.go
index 3b38142b4..48d1b7271 100644
--- a/internal/blockchain/fabric/eventstream.go
+++ b/internal/blockchain/fabric/eventstream.go
@@ -156,22 +156,25 @@ func (s *streamManager) getSubscriptions(ctx context.Context) (subs []*subscript
 	return subs, nil
 }
 
-func (s *streamManager) getSubscription(ctx context.Context, subID string) (sub *subscription, err error) {
+func (s *streamManager) getSubscription(ctx context.Context, subID string, okNotFound bool) (sub *subscription, err error) {
 	res, err := s.client.R().
 		SetContext(ctx).
 		SetResult(&sub).
 		Get(fmt.Sprintf("/subscriptions/%s", subID))
 	if err != nil || !res.IsSuccess() {
+		if okNotFound && res.StatusCode() == 404 {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
 		return nil, ffresty.WrapRestErr(ctx, res, err, coremsgs.MsgFabconnectRESTErr)
 	}
 	return sub, nil
 }
 
-func (s *streamManager) getSubscriptionName(ctx context.Context, subID string) (string, error) {
+func (s *streamManager) getSubscriptionName(ctx context.Context, subID string, okNotFound bool) (string, error) {
 	if cachedValue := s.cache.GetString("sub:" + subID); cachedValue != "" {
 		return cachedValue, nil
 	}
-	sub, err := s.getSubscription(ctx, subID)
+	sub, err := s.getSubscription(ctx, subID, okNotFound)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/blockchain/fabric/fabric.go b/internal/blockchain/fabric/fabric.go
index 7729aaac1..574e5d8e9 100644
--- a/internal/blockchain/fabric/fabric.go
+++ b/internal/blockchain/fabric/fabric.go
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ func (f *Fabric) buildEventLocationString(chaincode string) string {
 
 func (f *Fabric) processContractEvent(ctx context.Context, events common.EventsToDispatch, msgJSON fftypes.JSONObject) (err error) {
 	subID := msgJSON.GetString("subId")
-	subName, err := f.streams.getSubscriptionName(ctx, subID)
+	subName, err := f.streams.getSubscriptionName(ctx, subID, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err // this is a problem - we should be able to find the listener that dispatched this to us
 	}
@@ -998,7 +998,13 @@ func (f *Fabric) DeleteContractListener(ctx context.Context, subscription *core.
 
 func (f *Fabric) GetContractListenerStatus(ctx context.Context, namespace, subID string, okNotFound bool) (bool, interface{}, core.ContractListenerStatus, error) {
 	// Fabconnect does not currently provide any additional status info for listener subscriptions.
-	return true, nil, core.ContractListenerStatusUnknown, nil
+	// But we check for existence of the subscription
+	sub, err := f.streams.getSubscription(ctx, subID, okNotFound)
+	if err != nil || sub == nil {
+		return false, nil, core.ContractListenerStatusUnknown, err
+	}
+
+	return true, nil, core.ContractListenerStatusUnknown, err
 }
 
 func (f *Fabric) GetFFIParamValidator(ctx context.Context) (fftypes.FFIParamValidator, error) {
diff --git a/internal/blockchain/fabric/fabric_test.go b/internal/blockchain/fabric/fabric_test.go
index 11799546c..a839fa9ee 100644
--- a/internal/blockchain/fabric/fabric_test.go
+++ b/internal/blockchain/fabric/fabric_test.go
@@ -3360,12 +3360,62 @@ func TestGetContractListenerStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	httpmock.ActivateNonDefault(e.client.GetClient())
 	defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
 
-	_, detail, status, err := e.GetContractListenerStatus(context.Background(), "ns1", "id", true)
+	e.streams = &streamManager{
+		client: e.client,
+	}
+
+	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "http://localhost:12345/subscriptions/id",
+		httpmock.NewJsonResponderOrPanic(200, subscription{
+			ID: "sb-cb37cc07-e873-4f58-44ab-55add6bba320", Stream: "es12345", Name: "ff-sub-ns1-11232312312",
+		}))
+
+	found, detail, status, err := e.GetContractListenerStatus(context.Background(), "ns1", "id", true)
+	assert.True(t, found)
+	assert.Nil(t, detail)
+	assert.Equal(t, core.ContractListenerStatusUnknown, status)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestGetContractListenerStatusNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	e, cancel := newTestFabric()
+	defer cancel()
+	httpmock.ActivateNonDefault(e.client.GetClient())
+	defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+	e.streams = &streamManager{
+		client: e.client,
+	}
+
+	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "http://localhost:12345/subscriptions/id",
+		httpmock.NewJsonResponderOrPanic(404, nil))
+
+	found, detail, status, err := e.GetContractListenerStatus(context.Background(), "ns1", "id", true)
+	assert.False(t, found)
 	assert.Nil(t, detail)
 	assert.Equal(t, core.ContractListenerStatusUnknown, status)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestGetContractListenerStatusError(t *testing.T) {
+	e, cancel := newTestFabric()
+	defer cancel()
+	httpmock.ActivateNonDefault(e.client.GetClient())
+	defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+
+	e.streams = &streamManager{
+		client: e.client,
+	}
+
+	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "http://localhost:12345/subscriptions/id",
+		httpmock.NewJsonResponderOrPanic(500, nil))
+
+	found, detail, status, err := e.GetContractListenerStatus(context.Background(), "ns1", "id", true)
+	assert.False(t, found)
+	assert.Nil(t, detail)
+	assert.Equal(t, core.ContractListenerStatusUnknown, status)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+}
+
 func TestGetTransactionStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	e, cancel := newTestFabric()
 	defer cancel()