diff --git a/classes/task/delete_meeting_recordings.php b/classes/task/delete_meeting_recordings.php
index e1756a12..d8c0bcb9 100644
--- a/classes/task/delete_meeting_recordings.php
+++ b/classes/task/delete_meeting_recordings.php
@@ -72,20 +72,24 @@ public function execute() {
         // Get all recordings stored in Moodle, grouped by meetinguuid.
         $zoomrecordings = zoom_get_meeting_recordings_grouped();
         foreach ($zoomrecordings as $meetinguuid => $recordings) {
-            // Now check which recordings still exist on Zoom.
-            $recordinglist = $service->get_recording_url_list($meetinguuid);
-            foreach ($recordinglist as $recordinginfo) {
-                $zoomrecordingid = trim($recordinginfo->recordingid);
-                if (isset($recordings[$zoomrecordingid])) {
-                    mtrace('Recording id: ' . $zoomrecordingid . ' exist(s)...skipping');
-                    unset($recordings[$zoomrecordingid]);
+            try {
+                // Now check which recordings still exist on Zoom.
+                $recordinglist = $service->get_recording_url_list($meetinguuid);
+                foreach ($recordinglist as $recordinginfo) {
+                    $zoomrecordingid = trim($recordinginfo->recordingid);
+                    if (isset($recordings[$zoomrecordingid])) {
+                        mtrace('Recording id: ' . $zoomrecordingid . ' exist(s)...skipping');
+                        unset($recordings[$zoomrecordingid]);
+                    }
                 }
-            }
 
-            // If recordings are in Moodle but not in Zoom, we need to remove them from Moodle as well.
-            foreach ($recordings as $zoomrecordingid => $recording) {
-                mtrace('Deleting recording with id: ' . $zoomrecordingid . ' as corresponding record on zoom has been removed.');
-                $DB->delete_records('zoom_meeting_recordings', ['zoomrecordingid' => $zoomrecordingid]);
+                // If recordings are in Moodle but not in Zoom, we need to remove them from Moodle as well.
+                foreach ($recordings as $zoomrecordingid => $recording) {
+                    mtrace('Deleting recording with id: ' . $zoomrecordingid . ' because the recording is no longer in Zoom.');
+                    $DB->delete_records('zoom_meeting_recordings', ['zoomrecordingid' => $zoomrecordingid]);
+                }
+            } catch (moodle_exception $e) {
+                mtrace('Exception occurred: ' . $e->getMessage());
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/classes/webservice.php b/classes/webservice.php
index ffd9f43a..f8cc63ba 100644
--- a/classes/webservice.php
+++ b/classes/webservice.php
@@ -1041,6 +1041,7 @@ public function encode_uuid($uuid) {
      *
      * @param string $meetingid The string meeting UUID.
      * @return array Returns the list of recording URLs and the type of recording that is being sent back.
+     * @throws moodle_exception
      */
     public function get_recording_url_list($meetingid) {
         $recordings = [];
@@ -1055,32 +1056,27 @@ public function get_recording_url_list($meetingid) {
             'CC' => 'captions',
         ];
 
-        try {
-            // Classic: recording:read:admin.
-            // Granular: cloud_recording:read:list_recording_files:admin.
-            $url = 'meetings/' . $this->encode_uuid($meetingid) . '/recordings';
-            $response = $this->make_call($url);
-
-            if (!empty($response->recording_files)) {
-                foreach ($response->recording_files as $recording) {
-                    $url = $recording->play_url ?? $recording->download_url ?? null;
-                    if (!empty($url) && isset($allowedrecordingtypes[$recording->file_type])) {
-                        $recordinginfo = new stdClass();
-                        $recordinginfo->recordingid = $recording->id;
-                        $recordinginfo->meetinguuid = $response->uuid;
-                        $recordinginfo->url = $url;
-                        $recordinginfo->filetype = $recording->file_type;
-                        $recordinginfo->recordingtype = $recording->recording_type;
-                        $recordinginfo->passcode = $response->password;
-                        $recordinginfo->recordingstart = strtotime($recording->recording_start);
+        // Classic: recording:read:admin.
+        // Granular: cloud_recording:read:list_recording_files:admin.
+        $url = 'meetings/' . $this->encode_uuid($meetingid) . '/recordings';
+        $response = $this->make_call($url);
 
-                        $recordings[$recording->id] = $recordinginfo;
-                    }
+        if (!empty($response->recording_files)) {
+            foreach ($response->recording_files as $recording) {
+                $url = $recording->play_url ?? $recording->download_url ?? null;
+                if (!empty($url) && isset($allowedrecordingtypes[$recording->file_type])) {
+                    $recordinginfo = new stdClass();
+                    $recordinginfo->recordingid = $recording->id;
+                    $recordinginfo->meetinguuid = $response->uuid;
+                    $recordinginfo->url = $url;
+                    $recordinginfo->filetype = $recording->file_type;
+                    $recordinginfo->recordingtype = $recording->recording_type;
+                    $recordinginfo->passcode = $response->password;
+                    $recordinginfo->recordingstart = strtotime($recording->recording_start);
+
+                    $recordings[$recording->id] = $recordinginfo;
                 }
             }
-        } catch (moodle_exception $error) {
-            // No recordings found for this meeting id.
-            $recordings = [];
         }
 
         return $recordings;