diff --git a/api/segments/models.py b/api/segments/models.py
index ab24811b5e2d..f904f1a4d2a4 100644
--- a/api/segments/models.py
+++ b/api/segments/models.py
@@ -242,12 +242,15 @@ def __str__(self):
         )
 
     def get_skip_create_audit_log(self) -> bool:
-        segment = self.get_segment()
-        if segment.deleted_at:
+        try:
+            segment = self.get_segment()
+            if segment.deleted_at:
+                return True
+            return segment.version_of_id != segment.id
+        except (Segment.DoesNotExist, SegmentRule.DoesNotExist):
+            # handle hard delete
             return True
 
-        return segment.version_of_id != segment.id
-
     def _get_project(self) -> typing.Optional[Project]:
         return self.get_segment().project
 
@@ -363,11 +366,19 @@ def __str__(self):
         )
 
     def get_skip_create_audit_log(self) -> bool:
-        if self.rule.deleted_at:
-            return True
+        try:
 
-        segment = self.rule.get_segment()
-        return segment.version_of_id != segment.id
+            if self.rule.deleted_at:
+                return True
+
+            segment = self.rule.get_segment()
+            if segment.deleted_at:
+                return True
+
+            return segment.version_of_id != segment.id
+        except (Segment.DoesNotExist, SegmentRule.DoesNotExist):
+            # handle hard delete
+            return True
 
     def get_update_log_message(self, history_instance) -> typing.Optional[str]:
         return f"Condition updated on segment '{self._get_segment().name}'."
diff --git a/api/tests/unit/segments/test_unit_segments_models.py b/api/tests/unit/segments/test_unit_segments_models.py
index 3fd2204762b9..f2d8e61a1016 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit/segments/test_unit_segments_models.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit/segments/test_unit_segments_models.py
@@ -126,6 +126,24 @@ def test__condition_get_skip_create_audit_log_on_segment_delete(
     assert condition.get_skip_create_audit_log() is True
 
 
+def test__condition_get_skip_create_audit_log_on_segment_hard_delete(
+    segment_rule: SegmentRule, segment: Segment
+) -> None:
+    # Given
+    condition = Condition.objects.create(
+        rule=segment_rule,
+        property="foo",
+        operator=EQUAL,
+        value="bar",
+        created_with_segment=False,
+    )
+    # When
+    segment.delete()
+
+    # Then
+    assert condition.get_skip_create_audit_log() is True
+
+
 def test_condition_get_delete_log_message_for_deleted_segment(
     segment, segment_rule, mocker
 ):
@@ -440,6 +458,21 @@ def test_deep_clone_of_segment_with_grandchild_rule(
     )
 
 
+def test_segment_rule_get_skip_create_on_segment_hard_delete(
+    segment: Segment,
+) -> None:
+    # Given
+    segment_rule = SegmentRule.objects.create(
+        segment=segment, type=SegmentRule.ALL_RULE
+    )
+
+    # When
+    segment.hard_delete()
+
+    # Then
+    assert segment_rule.get_skip_create_audit_log() is True
+
+
 def test_segment_rule_get_skip_create_on_segment_delete(
     segment: Segment,
 ) -> None:
@@ -452,7 +485,7 @@ def test_segment_rule_get_skip_create_on_segment_delete(
     segment.delete()
 
     # Then
-    assert segment_rule.get_skip_create_audit_log() is False
+    assert segment_rule.get_skip_create_audit_log() is True
 
 
 def test_segment_rule_get_skip_create_audit_log_when_doesnt_skip(
diff --git a/api/tests/unit/users/test_unit_users_views.py b/api/tests/unit/users/test_unit_users_views.py
index 00ce5fff89fa..f93a184f6475 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit/users/test_unit_users_views.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit/users/test_unit_users_views.py
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ def test_delete_user_social_auth_with_no_password(password):
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_change_email_address_api(mocker):
     # Given
-    mocked_task = mocker.patch("users.signals.send_email_changed_notification_email")
+    mocked_task = mocker.patch("users.tasks.send_email_changed_notification_email")
     # create an user
     old_email = "test_user@test.com"
     first_name = "firstname"