diff --git a/src/ray/raylet/node_manager.cc b/src/ray/raylet/node_manager.cc
index 369edaf08..55049beea 100644
--- a/src/ray/raylet/node_manager.cc
+++ b/src/ray/raylet/node_manager.cc
@@ -2784,7 +2784,9 @@ void NodeManager::HandleObjectLocal(const ObjectID &object_id) {
       // Filter out direct call actors. These are not tracked by the raylet and
       // their assigned task ID is the actor ID.
       for (const auto &id : ready_task_id_set_copy) {
-        RAY_CHECK(actor_registry_.count(id.ActorId()) > 0);
+        if (actor_registry_.count(id.ActorId()) == 0) {
+          RAY_LOG(WARNING) << "Actor not found in registry " << id.Hex();
+        }
         ready_task_id_set.erase(id);
       }