diff --git a/cicd/pulumi/sweep-destroy-eeut-stacks.sh b/cicd/pulumi/sweep-destroy-eeut-stacks.sh
index 21ee0cf8..e76646b8 100755
--- a/cicd/pulumi/sweep-destroy-eeut-stacks.sh
+++ b/cicd/pulumi/sweep-destroy-eeut-stacks.sh
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ destroy_stack() {
   # we'll try again next cron time.
   STACK_NAME=$1
   pulumi stack select $STACK_NAME
-  # Note pulumi is too stupid to terminate an instance in the stopped state.
-  # So we have to do this manually.
-  INSTANCE_ID=$(pulumi stack output eeut_instance_id)
-  INSTANCE_STATE=$(aws ec2 describe-instances --instance-ids $INSTANCE_ID --query 'Reservations[*].Instances[*].State.Name' --output text)
-  if [ "$INSTANCE_STATE" == "stopped" ]; then
-    echo "Instance $INSTANCE_ID is stopped. Terminating..."
-    aws ec2 terminate-instances --instance-ids $INSTANCE_ID || echo "Failed to terminate instance $INSTANCE_ID"
+  INSTANCE_ID=$(pulumi stack output eeut_instance_id 2>/dev/null)
+  if [ -n "$INSTANCE_ID" ]; then
+    # Note pulumi is too stupid to terminate an instance in the stopped state.
+    # So we check for this manually.
+    INSTANCE_STATE=$(aws ec2 describe-instances --instance-ids $INSTANCE_ID --query 'Reservations[*].Instances[*].State.Name' --output text)
+    if [ "$INSTANCE_STATE" == "stopped" ]; then
+      echo "Instance $INSTANCE_ID is stopped. Terminating..."
+      aws ec2 terminate-instances --instance-ids $INSTANCE_ID || echo "Failed to terminate instance $INSTANCE_ID"
+    fi
   fi
   pulumi destroy --yes  || echo "Failed to destroy stack $STACK_NAME"
   pulumi stack rm $STACK_NAME --yes || echo "Failed to remove stack $STACK_NAME"