diff --git a/octavia/controller/worker/v2/controller_worker.py b/octavia/controller/worker/v2/controller_worker.py
index fa4873df1b..fa1feb2164 100644
--- a/octavia/controller/worker/v2/controller_worker.py
+++ b/octavia/controller/worker/v2/controller_worker.py
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ class ControllerWorker:
                  constants.SERVER_GROUP_ID: db_lb.server_group_id,
                  constants.PROJECT_ID: db_lb.project_id}
         if cascade:
-            listeners = flow_utils.get_listeners_on_lb(db_lb)
-            pools = flow_utils.get_pools_on_lb(db_lb)
+            listeners = flow_utils.get_listeners_on_lb(db_lb, True)
+            pools = flow_utils.get_pools_on_lb(db_lb, True)
 
             self.run_flow(
                 flow_utils.get_cascade_delete_load_balancer_flow,
diff --git a/octavia/controller/worker/v2/flows/flow_utils.py b/octavia/controller/worker/v2/flows/flow_utils.py
index 9e0ba2c0fb..f9528cc968 100644
--- a/octavia/controller/worker/v2/flows/flow_utils.py
+++ b/octavia/controller/worker/v2/flows/flow_utils.py
@@ -40,29 +40,31 @@ def get_delete_load_balancer_flow(lb):
     return LB_FLOWS.get_delete_load_balancer_flow(lb)
 
 
-def get_listeners_on_lb(db_lb):
+def get_listeners_on_lb(db_lb, for_delete=False):
     """Get a list of the listeners on a load balancer.
 
     :param db_lb: A load balancer database model object.
+    :param for_delete: Skip errors on tls certs loading.
     :returns: A list of provider dict format listeners.
     """
     listener_dicts = []
     for listener in db_lb.listeners:
         prov_listener = provider_utils.db_listener_to_provider_listener(
-            listener)
+            listener, for_delete)
         listener_dicts.append(prov_listener.to_dict())
     return listener_dicts
 
 
-def get_pools_on_lb(db_lb):
+def get_pools_on_lb(db_lb, for_delete=False):
     """Get a list of the pools on a load balancer.
 
     :param db_lb: A load balancer database model object.
+    :param for_delete: Skip errors on tls certs loading.
     :returns: A list of provider dict format pools.
     """
     pool_dicts = []
     for pool in db_lb.pools:
-        prov_pool = provider_utils.db_pool_to_provider_pool(pool)
+        prov_pool = provider_utils.db_pool_to_provider_pool(pool, for_delete)
         pool_dicts.append(prov_pool.to_dict())
     return pool_dicts
 
diff --git a/octavia/tests/unit/controller/worker/v2/test_controller_worker.py b/octavia/tests/unit/controller/worker/v2/test_controller_worker.py
index 0b6c6d83b1..71285ce391 100644
--- a/octavia/tests/unit/controller/worker/v2/test_controller_worker.py
+++ b/octavia/tests/unit/controller/worker/v2/test_controller_worker.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from octavia.controller.worker.v2 import controller_worker
 from octavia.controller.worker.v2.flows import flow_utils
 import octavia.tests.unit.base as base
 
-
+TLS_CERT_ID = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
 AMP_ID = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
 LB_ID = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
 LISTENER_ID = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
@@ -804,6 +804,61 @@ class TestControllerWorker(base.TestCase):
                        })
          )
 
+    @mock.patch(
+        "octavia.common.tls_utils.cert_parser.load_certificates_data",
+        side_effect=RuntimeError
+    )
+    def test_delete_load_balancer_with_cascade_tls_unavailable(
+            self,
+            mock_load_tls_cert,
+            mock_api_get_session,
+            mock_dyn_log_listener,
+            mock_taskflow_load,
+            mock_pool_repo_get,
+            mock_member_repo_get,
+            mock_l7rule_repo_get,
+            mock_l7policy_repo_get,
+            mock_listener_repo_get,
+            mock_lb_repo_get,
+            mock_health_mon_repo_get,
+            mock_amp_repo_get
+    ):
+        _flow_mock.reset_mock()
+
+        _listener_mock.tls_certificate_id = TLS_CERT_ID
+        _listener_mock.to_dict.return_value[
+            constants.TLS_CERTIFICATE_ID] = TLS_CERT_ID
+
+        cw = controller_worker.ControllerWorker()
+        cw.delete_load_balancer(_load_balancer_mock, cascade=True)
+
+        mock_lb_repo_get.assert_called_once_with(
+            _db_session,
+            id=LB_ID)
+
+        # Check load_certificates_data called and error is raised
+        # Error must be ignored because it is not critical for current flow
+        mock_load_tls_cert.assert_called_once()
+
+        listener_list = [{constants.LISTENER_ID: LISTENER_ID,
+                          constants.LOADBALANCER_ID: LB_ID,
+                          constants.PROJECT_ID: PROJECT_ID,
+                          "default_tls_container_ref": TLS_CERT_ID}]
+
+        (cw.services_controller.run_poster.
+            assert_called_once_with(
+                flow_utils.get_cascade_delete_load_balancer_flow,
+                _load_balancer_mock, listener_list, [],
+                store={constants.LOADBALANCER: _load_balancer_mock,
+                       constants.LOADBALANCER_ID: LB_ID,
+                       constants.SERVER_GROUP_ID:
+                           _db_load_balancer_mock.server_group_id,
+                       constants.PROJECT_ID: _db_load_balancer_mock.project_id,
+                       })
+         )
+
+        _listener_mock.reset_mock()
+
     @mock.patch('octavia.db.repositories.ListenerRepository.get_all',
                 return_value=([_listener_mock], None))
     def test_update_load_balancer(self,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-loadbalancer-stuck-on-delete-da5950cf87fc8507.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-loadbalancer-stuck-on-delete-da5950cf87fc8507.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09129057fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-loadbalancer-stuck-on-delete-da5950cf87fc8507.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fix load balancer stuck in PENDING_DELETE if TLS storage unavailable or
+    returns error