diff --git a/server/monitor/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/next/SystemInformation.java b/server/monitor/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/next/SystemInformation.java
index 70dfe828cf6..1c8fd237a5a 100644
--- a/server/monitor/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/next/SystemInformation.java
+++ b/server/monitor/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/next/SystemInformation.java
@@ -1152,7 +1152,10 @@ public void processFateTransactions(List<TransactionStatus> transactions) {
     transactions.forEach(t -> {
       FateOperation op = t.getFateOp();
       TStatus status = t.getStatus();
-      if (status == TStatus.SUBMITTED) {
+      if (status == TStatus.UNKNOWN || t.getTimeCreated() == 0) {
+        // the transaction was deleted while its info was being read, skip it
+        return;
+      } else if (status == TStatus.SUBMITTED) {
         instanceOverview.getTotalFateSubmitted().incrementAndGet();
         if (op == FateOperation.TABLE_BULK_IMPORT2) {
           instanceOverview.getIngestBulkImportQueued().incrementAndGet();