diff --git a/assets/lambda/code/scan/lambda.py b/assets/lambda/code/scan/lambda.py
index 761e8138..6e6cccb6 100644
--- a/assets/lambda/code/scan/lambda.py
+++ b/assets/lambda/code/scan/lambda.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import glob
 import json
 import os
-import pwd
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import time
@@ -13,6 +12,8 @@
 
 import boto3
 import botocore
+
+# pyrefly: ignore [missing-import]
 from aws_lambda_powertools import Logger, Metrics
 
 logger = Logger()
@@ -175,8 +176,21 @@ def set_status(bucket, key, status, version_id=None):
     if version_id:
         tagging_args["VersionId"] = version_id
 
-    s3_client.put_object_tagging(**tagging_args)
-    metrics.add_metric(name=status, unit="Count", value=1)
+    try:
+        s3_client.put_object_tagging(**tagging_args)
+        metrics.add_metric(name=status, unit="Count", value=1)
+    except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
+        error_code = e.response.get("Error", {}).get("Code", "")
+        if error_code in ("NoSuchKey", "404"):
+            logger.info(
+                f"Could not set scan-status for {key}"
+                f"{' version ' + version_id if version_id else ''} "
+                "because the object no longer exists (likely deleted mid-scan)"
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Error setting status: %s", e.response["Error"]["Message"]
+            )
 
 
 def get_status(bucket_name, object_key, version_id=None):
@@ -357,7 +371,7 @@ def freshclam_update(input_bucket, input_key, download_path, definitions_path):
                 f"--config-file={conf}",
                 "--stdout",
                 "-u",
-                f"{pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid()).pw_name}",
+                f"{__import__('pwd').getpwuid(os.getuid()).pw_name}",
                 f"--datadir={definitions_path}",
             ]
             update_summary = subprocess.run(
diff --git a/assets/lambda/code/scan/test_lambda.py b/assets/lambda/code/scan/test_lambda.py
index 8c0594a6..c0956cfd 100644
--- a/assets/lambda/code/scan/test_lambda.py
+++ b/assets/lambda/code/scan/test_lambda.py
@@ -182,6 +182,41 @@ def test_set_status_unversioned(s3_stubber):
     assert_that(s3_stubber).has_no_pending_responses()
 
 
+def test_set_status_put_tagging_nosuchkey(s3_stubber):
+    """If the object is deleted mid-scan, put_object_tagging raises NoSuchKey.
+    set_status should handle this gracefully instead of raising."""
+    # Arrange
+    bucket = "bucket"
+    key = "key"
+    status = scan_lambda.ScanStatus.CLEAN
+
+    # Stub the get_object_tagging call (fetching old tags) - succeeds
+    s3_stubber.add_response(
+        "get_object_tagging", {"TagSet": []}, {"Bucket": bucket, "Key": key}
+    )
+
+    # Stub the put_object_tagging call to fail because the object
+    # was deleted between the scan finishing and the tagging attempt
+    expected_tags = {"TagSet": [{"Key": "scan-status", "Value": status}]}
+    s3_stubber.add_client_error(
+        "put_object_tagging",
+        service_error_code="NoSuchKey",
+        service_message="The specified key does not exist.",
+        http_status_code=404,
+        expected_params={
+            "Bucket": bucket,
+            "Key": key,
+            "Tagging": expected_tags,
+        },
+    )
+
+    # Act & Assert - should not raise
+    scan_lambda.set_status(bucket, key, status)
+
+    # Assert
+    assert_that(s3_stubber).has_no_pending_responses()
+
+
 def test_get_status_versioned_found(s3_stubber):
     # Arrange
     expected_status = scan_lambda.ScanStatus.CLEAN