diff --git a/apps/files_versions/lib/Command/Expire.php b/apps/files_versions/lib/Command/Expire.php
index 1075314c1c..141fc52248 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/lib/Command/Expire.php
+++ b/apps/files_versions/lib/Command/Expire.php
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ namespace OCA\Files_Versions\Command;
 use OC\Command\FileAccess;
 use OCA\Files_Versions\Storage;
 use OCP\Command\ICommand;
+use OCP\Files\StorageNotAvailableException;
+use OCP\ILogger;
 
 class Expire implements ICommand {
 	use FileAccess;
@@ -59,6 +61,20 @@ class Expire implements ICommand {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		Storage::expire($this->fileName, $this->user);
+		try {
+			Storage::expire($this->fileName, $this->user);
+		} catch (StorageNotAvailableException $e) {
+			// In case of external storage and session credentials, the expiration
+			// fails because the command does not have those credentials
+
+			/** @var ILogger $logger */
+			$logger = \OC::$server->query(ILogger::class);
+
+			$logger->logException($e, [
+				'level' => ILogger::WARN,
+				'uid' => $this->user,
+				'fileName' => $this->fileName,
+			]);
+		}
 	}
 }