diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Cron/Workers/SendingQueue/Tasks/Newsletter.php b/mailpoet/lib/Cron/Workers/SendingQueue/Tasks/Newsletter.php
index f39f54ddc7..c0b1ac110a 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Cron/Workers/SendingQueue/Tasks/Newsletter.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Cron/Workers/SendingQueue/Tasks/Newsletter.php
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class Newsletter {
       is_null($newsletter)
       || $newsletter->getDeletedAt() !== null
       || !in_array($newsletter->getStatus(), [NewsletterEntity::STATUS_ACTIVE, NewsletterEntity::STATUS_SENDING])
+      || $newsletter->getStatus() === NewsletterEntity::STATUS_CORRUPT
     ) {
       return null;
     }