diff --git a/lib/ShareByCircleProvider.php b/lib/ShareByCircleProvider.php
index 7b8501ce2..da4be69fc 100644
--- a/lib/ShareByCircleProvider.php
+++ b/lib/ShareByCircleProvider.php
@@ -498,7 +498,12 @@ public function getSharedWith($userId, $shareType, $node, $limit, $offset): arra
 			return [];
 		}
 
-		$federatedUser = $this->federatedUserService->getLocalFederatedUser($userId);
+		try {
+			$federatedUser = $this->federatedUserService->getLocalFederatedUser($userId);
+		} catch (FederatedUserNotFoundException) {
+			return [];
+		}
+
 		$probe = new CircleProbe();
 		$probe->includePersonalCircles()
 			->includeSystemCircles()