diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/lsf_driver.py b/src/ert/scheduler/lsf_driver.py
index 469ec46c81c..53155e25b27 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/lsf_driver.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/lsf_driver.py
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ async def poll(self) -> None:
             current_jobids = list(self._jobs.keys())
 
             try:
+                print("POLLLING BJOBS")
                 process = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
                     str(self._bjobs_cmd),
                     "-noheader",
@@ -583,12 +584,17 @@ async def _poll_once_by_bhist(
         if time.time() - self._bhist_cache_timestamp < self._bhist_required_cache_age:
             return {}
 
-        process = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
-            self._bhist_cmd,
-            *[str(job_id) for job_id in missing_job_ids],
-            stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
-            stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
-        )
+        try:
+            process = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+                self._bhist_cmd,
+                *[str(job_id) for job_id in missing_job_ids],
+                stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+            )
+        except FileNotFoundError as e:
+            logger.error(str(e))
+            return {}
+
         stdout, stderr = await process.communicate()
         if process.returncode:
             logger.error(
diff --git a/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_lsf_driver.py b/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_lsf_driver.py
index 7064748a99b..2941d4a6581 100644
--- a/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_lsf_driver.py
+++ b/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_lsf_driver.py
@@ -1269,6 +1269,20 @@ def mock_poll_once_by_bhist(*args, **kwargs):
     assert job_id in driver._bhist_cache
 
 
+@pytest.mark.integration_test
+async def test_no_exception_when_bjobs_does_not_exist(caplog, job_name):
+    caplog.set_level(logging.DEBUG)
+    driver = LsfDriver(
+        bjobs_cmd="/bin_foo/not_existing", bhist_cmd="/bin_bar/not_existing"
+    )
+    driver._poll_period = 0.01
+    await driver.submit(0, "sh", "-c", "sleep 1", name=job_name)
+    await poll(driver, {0})
+    print("waiting..")
+    await asyncio.sleep(1)
+    print(caplog.text)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.integration_test
 async def test_that_kill_before_submit_is_finished_works(tmp_path, monkeypatch, caplog):
     """This test asserts that it is possible to issue a kill command