diff --git a/inc/functions/exporter.php b/inc/functions/exporter.php
index 7bdbd22ee..1fe24c3ee 100644
--- a/inc/functions/exporter.php
+++ b/inc/functions/exporter.php
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ function wu_exporter_export(int $site_id, array $options = [], bool $async = fal
 			[
 				'site_id' => $site_id,
 				'options' => $options,
-			],
-			'site-exporter'
+			]
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/inc/site-exporter/class-site-exporter.php b/inc/site-exporter/class-site-exporter.php
index 770294763..99bf78eb2 100644
--- a/inc/site-exporter/class-site-exporter.php
+++ b/inc/site-exporter/class-site-exporter.php
@@ -1524,7 +1524,9 @@ public function handle_site_export(int $site_id, array $options = [], string $ha
 
 		wu_exporter_save_generation_time($export_name, $time);
 
-		wu_exporter_delete_transient("wu_pending_site_export_{$hash}");
+		if ( ! empty($hash)) {
+			wu_exporter_delete_transient("wu_pending_site_export_{$hash}");
+		}
 
 		return true;
 	}