diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4187cfc..4bb3e0a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.0</version>
+            <version>2.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>
             <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-            <version>20230227</version>
+            <version>20240303</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/FieldLevelEncryption.java b/src/main/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/FieldLevelEncryption.java
index d722f20..7717236 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/FieldLevelEncryption.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/FieldLevelEncryption.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ private static Object readAndDeleteJsonKey(DocumentContext context, String objec
         }
         JsonProvider jsonProvider = JsonParser.jsonPathConfig.jsonProvider();
         Object value = jsonProvider.getMapValue(object, key);
-        context.delete(objectPath + "." + key);
+        JsonParser.deleteIfExists(context, objectPath + "." + key);
         return value;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/JsonParser.java b/src/main/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/JsonParser.java
index 05a7409..d425847 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/JsonParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/JsonParser.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void addDecryptedDataToPayload(DocumentContext payloadContext, String dec
         int length = jsonProvider.length(decryptedValueJsonElement);
         Collection<String> propertyKeys = (0 == length) ? Collections.emptyList() : jsonProvider.getPropertyKeys(decryptedValueJsonElement);
         for (String key : propertyKeys) {
-            payloadContext.delete(jsonPathOut + "." + key);
+            deleteIfExists( payloadContext, jsonPathOut + "." + key);
             payloadContext.put(jsonPathOut, key, jsonProvider.getMapValue(decryptedValueJsonElement, key));
         }
     }
@@ -86,4 +86,11 @@ static Object readJsonObject(DocumentContext context, String jsonPathString) {
         }
         return jsonElement;
     }
+
+    static void deleteIfExists(DocumentContext context, String jsonPathString){
+       Object value = context.read(jsonPathString);
+       if(value != null){
+           context.delete(jsonPathString);
+       }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/JweEncryption.java b/src/main/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/JweEncryption.java
index 209ff92..bfb2dfd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/JweEncryption.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/JweEncryption.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ private static DocumentContext encryptPayloadPath(DocumentContext payloadContext
 
         // Delete data in clear
         if (!"$".equals(jsonPathIn)) {
-            payloadContext.delete(jsonPathIn);
+            JsonParser.deleteIfExists(payloadContext, jsonPathIn);
         } else {
             // We can't reuse the same DocumentContext. We have to create a new DocumentContext
             // with the appropriate internal representation (JSON object).
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ private static DocumentContext decryptPayloadPath(DocumentContext payloadContext
         }
 
         // Remove the input
-        payloadContext.delete(jsonPathIn);
+        JsonParser.deleteIfExists(payloadContext, jsonPathIn);
         return payloadContext;
     }
 
     private static Object readAndDeleteJsonKey(DocumentContext context, Object object, String key) {
-        context.delete(key);
+        JsonParser.deleteIfExists(context, key);
         return object;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/JsonParserTest.java b/src/test/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/JsonParserTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed701b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/JsonParserTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package com.mastercard.developer.encryption;
+
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.DocumentContext;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+public class JsonParserTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDeleteIfExists_shouldDeleteIfElementExists() {
+        final String key = "dummyKey";
+        JsonObject dummyObject = new JsonObject();
+        dummyObject.addProperty(key, "dummyValue");
+
+        DocumentContext context = JsonPath.parse(new Gson().toJson(dummyObject), JsonParser.jsonPathConfig);
+
+        JsonParser.deleteIfExists(context, key);
+
+        Object value = context.read(key);
+
+        assertNull(value);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDeleteIfExists_doNothingIfElementDoesNotExist() {
+        final String key = "dummyKey";
+        JsonObject dummyObject = new JsonObject();
+        dummyObject.addProperty(key, "dummyValue");
+
+        DocumentContext context = JsonPath.parse(new Gson().toJson(dummyObject), JsonParser.jsonPathConfig);
+
+        JsonParser.deleteIfExists(context, "keyWhichDoesNotExist");
+
+        Object value = context.read(key);
+        assertNotNull(value);
+    }
+}