diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/DeviceController.ts b/backend/src/controllers/DeviceController.ts
index e572438..fb57a9a 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/DeviceController.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/DeviceController.ts
@@ -148,9 +148,13 @@ export class DeviceController {
                     bookedDevice: device
                 });
             }
+
             res.status(200).json(device);
         } catch (error) {
-            if (error instanceof Error && error.message === "ALREADY_BOOKED") {
+            if (error instanceof Error && error.message === "DEVICE_NOT_FOUND") {
+                // bypass as a success becuase it should just delete the topology
+                res.status(200);
+            } else if (error instanceof Error && error.message === "ALREADY_BOOKED") {
                 res.status(409).json({ error: "Device already booked" });
             } else {
                 next(error);
@@ -172,7 +176,10 @@ export class DeviceController {
             }
             res.status(200).json(device);
         } catch (error) {
-            if (error instanceof Error && error.message === "UNAUTHORIZED") {
+            if (error instanceof Error && error.message === "DEVICE_NOT_FOUND") {
+                // bypass as a success becuase it should just delete the topology
+                res.status(200);
+            } else if (error instanceof Error && error.message === "UNAUTHORIZED") {
                 res.status(401).json({ error: "You are not authorized to unbook this device." });
             } else {
                 next(error);
diff --git a/backend/src/repositories/PrismaDeviceRepository.ts b/backend/src/repositories/PrismaDeviceRepository.ts
index d96e198..934e7d1 100644
--- a/backend/src/repositories/PrismaDeviceRepository.ts
+++ b/backend/src/repositories/PrismaDeviceRepository.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ export class PrismaDeviceRepository implements IDeviceRepository {
                 where: { id: deviceId },
             });
 
-            if (current?.userId && current.userId !== userId) {
+            if (!current) {
+                // device not found
+                throw new Error("DEVICE_NOT_FOUND");
+            } else if (current?.userId && current.userId !== userId) {
                 throw new Error("ALREADY_BOOKED");
             } else if (current?.userId === userId) {
                 // device is already booked by the same user, return current device
@@ -116,6 +119,11 @@ export class PrismaDeviceRepository implements IDeviceRepository {
                 select: { userId: true }
             });
 
+            // device not found
+            if (!current) {
+                throw new Error("DEVICE_NOT_FOUND");
+            }
+
             // only allow unbooking of device if userIds match AND account type is not admin or owner
             if (accountType !== 'ADMIN' && accountType !== 'OWNER' && current?.userId !== userId) {
                 throw new Error("UNAUTHORIZED");
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useLinkOperations.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useLinkOperations.ts
index 211450e..98c7361 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useLinkOperations.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useLinkOperations.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function useLinkOperationsBase() {
     const fetchConnectionDetails = async (deviceName: string, devicePort: string) => {
         const conns = await authenticatedApiClient.getConnectionsByDeviceName(deviceName);
         return conns.data?.find(c => c.labDevicePort === devicePort);
-    }
+    };
 
     // get interconnect information
     const fetchInterconnectDevice = async (connectionInfo: Connection) => {
@@ -69,6 +69,21 @@ export function useLinkOperationsBase() {
         return devicePort;
     };
 
+    const checkDevicesExist = async (firstDeviceName: string, secondDeviceName: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+        try {
+            const devices = await authenticatedApiClient.getAllDevices();
+            const firstDeviceMatches = devices.data?.filter(d => d.name === firstDeviceName) || [];
+            const secondDeviceMatches = devices.data?.filter(d => d.name === secondDeviceName) || [];
+
+            // Return true if one or both devices don't exist
+            return firstDeviceMatches.length === 0 || secondDeviceMatches.length === 0;
+        } catch (error) {
+            // In case of API error, assume devices don't exist for safety
+            console.error("Error checking device existence:", error);
+            return true;
+        }
+    };
+
     // API operations without ReactFlow dependencies
     const performLinkOperation = async (params: LinkOperationParams, operation: 'create' | 'delete', createToastPerLink: boolean = true) => {
         const { firstDeviceName, firstDevicePort, secondDeviceName, secondDevicePort } = params;
@@ -103,6 +118,13 @@ export function useLinkOperationsBase() {
                 return false;
             }
 
+            // Check to see if the devices exist, if one or both don't anymore
+            // just show the Toast as a success and do not perform the interconnect configs
+            const devicesNotFound = await checkDevicesExist(firstDeviceName, secondDeviceName);
+            if (devicesNotFound) {
+                return true; // return true to indicate success
+            }
+
             // Prepare link payload
             // Get the correct interconnect information based on the device number for the interconnect
             const [interconnect1, interconnect2] = firstInterconnectInfo?.deviceNumber === 1