diff --git a/acqui/cancelorder.pl b/acqui/cancelorder.pl
index 2d0d36741e..50165c5911 100755
--- a/acqui/cancelorder.pl
+++ b/acqui/cancelorder.pl
@@ -56,8 +56,17 @@ my $delete_biblio = $input->param('del_biblio') ? 1 : 0;
 if( $action and $action eq "confirmcancel" ) {
     my $reason = $input->param('reason');
     my $order  = Koha::Acquisition::Orders->find($ordernumber);
-    $order->cancel({ reason => $reason, delete_biblio => $delete_biblio });
-    my @messages = @{ $order->object_messages };
+    my @messages;
+    if( !$order ) {
+        push @messages, Koha::Object::Message->new({ message => 'error_order_not_found', type => 'error' });
+        $template->param( error_order_not_found => 1 );
+    } elsif( $order->datecancellationprinted ) {
+        push @messages, Koha::Object::Message->new({ message => 'error_order_already_cancelled', type => 'error' });
+        $template->param( error_order_already_cancelled => 1 );
+    } else {
+        $order->cancel({ reason => $reason, delete_biblio => $delete_biblio });
+        @messages = @{ $order->object_messages };
+    }
 
     if ( scalar @messages > 0 ) {
         $template->param( error_delitem => 1 )
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/cancelorder.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/cancelorder.tt
index b8d6a35861..520e33bb1e 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/cancelorder.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/cancelorder.tt
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@
         [% ELSE %]
             <div class="dialog alert">
                 An error has occurred.
+                [% IF error_order_already_cancelled %]
+                    <p>The order has been cancelled already.</p>
+                [% ELSIF error_order_not_found %]
+                    <p>The order could not be found.</p>
+                [% END %]
                 [% IF ( error_delitem ) %]
                     <p>The order has been cancelled, although one or more items could not have been deleted.</p>
                 [% END %]