diff --git a/payments/payment_gateways/doctype/paypal_settings/paypal_settings.py b/payments/payment_gateways/doctype/paypal_settings/paypal_settings.py
index de15650..3eacff0 100644
--- a/payments/payment_gateways/doctype/paypal_settings/paypal_settings.py
+++ b/payments/payment_gateways/doctype/paypal_settings/paypal_settings.py
@@ -367,7 +367,11 @@ def manage_recurring_payment_profile_status(profile_id, action, args, url):
 
 	response = make_post_request(url, data=args)
 
-	if response.get("ACK")[0] != "Success":
+	# error code 11556 indicates profile is not in active state(or already cancelled)
+	# thus could not cancel the subscription.
+	# thus raise exception only if error code not quals to 11556
+
+	if response.get("ACK")[0] != "Success" and response.get("L_ERRORCODE0", [])[0] != '11556':
 		frappe.throw(_("Failed while amending subscription"))
 
 @frappe.whitelist(allow_guest=True)