diff --git a/lib/services/role.go b/lib/services/role.go
index 8c760d56e98e6..88a1e64759ddd 100644
--- a/lib/services/role.go
+++ b/lib/services/role.go
@@ -890,6 +890,9 @@ func FetchRoleList(roleNames []string, access RoleGetter, traits map[string][]st
 	for _, roleName := range roleNames {
 		role, err := access.GetRole(context.TODO(), roleName)
 		if err != nil {
+			if trace.IsNotFound(err) {
+				continue
+			}
 			return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
 		}
 		role, err = ApplyTraits(role, traits)