diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/remove/lib/stack.js b/lib/plugins/aws/remove/lib/stack.js
index 8f15f0e53..73cbce3db 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/remove/lib/stack.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/remove/lib/stack.js
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ module.exports = {
       'DELETE_COMPLETE',
       'DELETE_IN_PROGRESS',
     ];
+    const stackStatusFilter = [
+      'DELETE_COMPLETE',
+      'DELETE_IN_PROGRESS',
+      'DELETE_FAILED',
+    ];
 
     return new BbPromise((resolve, reject) => {
       let stackStatus = null;
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ module.exports = {
         (callback) => {
           setTimeout(() => {
             const params = {
-              StackStatusFilter: validStatuses,
+              StackStatusFilter: stackStatusFilter,
             };
             return this.sdk.request('CloudFormation',
               'listStacks',