diff --git a/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_ifmap.py b/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_ifmap.py
index e0cf2e490ba..f3bc4305691 100644
--- a/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_ifmap.py
+++ b/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_ifmap.py
@@ -575,17 +575,28 @@ def _build_request(self, id1_name, id2_name, meta_list, delete=False):
     def _delete_id_self_meta(self, self_imid, meta_name):
         mapclient = self._mapclient
         contrail_metaname = 'contrail:' + meta_name if meta_name else None
-        del_str = self._build_request(self_imid, 'self', [contrail_metaname], 
+        del_str = self._build_request(self_imid, 'self', [contrail_metaname],
                                       True)
         self._publish_to_ifmap_enqueue('delete', del_str)
 
-        # del meta from cache and del id if this was last meta
-        if meta_name:
-            del self._id_to_metas[self_imid][meta_name]
-            if not self._id_to_metas[self_imid]:
+        try:
+
+            # del meta from cache and del id if this was last meta
+            if meta_name:
+                del self._id_to_metas[self_imid][meta_name]
+                if not self._id_to_metas[self_imid]:
+                    del self._id_to_metas[self_imid]
+            else:
                 del self._id_to_metas[self_imid]
-        else:
-            del self._id_to_metas[self_imid]
+
+        except KeyError:
+            # Case of delete received for an id which we do not know about.
+            # Could be a case of duplicate delete.
+            # There is nothing for us to do here. Just log and proceed.
+            msg = "Delete received for unknown imid(%s) meta_name(%s)." % \
+                  (self_imid, meta_name)
+            self.config_log(msg, level=SandeshLevel.SYS_DEBUG)
+
     # end _delete_id_self_meta
 
     def _delete_id_pair_meta_list(self, id1, meta_list):