diff --git a/zerver/openapi/test_curl_examples.py b/zerver/openapi/test_curl_examples.py
index 4fbcbe54db..3edbd6e080 100644
--- a/zerver/openapi/test_curl_examples.py
+++ b/zerver/openapi/test_curl_examples.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from zerver.openapi.curl_param_value_generators import (
     AUTHENTICATION_LINE,
     assert_all_helper_functions_called,
 )
+from zerver.openapi.openapi import get_endpoint_from_operationid
 
 
 def test_generated_curl_examples_for_success(client: Client) -> None:
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ def test_generated_curl_examples_for_success(client: Client) -> None:
         file_name = os.path.join(settings.DEPLOY_ROOT, "templates/zerver/api/", article_name)
         curl_commands_to_test = []
 
-        with open(file_name) as f:
+        if os.path.exists(file_name):
+            f = open(file_name, "r")
             for line in f:
                 # Set AUTHENTICATION_LINE to default_authentication_line.
                 # Set this every iteration, because deactivate_own_user
@@ -59,6 +61,17 @@ def test_generated_curl_examples_for_success(client: Client) -> None:
                 #     {generate_code_example(curl, ...}
                 if line.startswith("{generate_code_example(curl"):
                     curl_commands_to_test.append(line)
+        else:
+            # If the file doesn't exist, then it has been
+            # deleted and its page is generated by the
+            # template. Thus, the curl example would just
+            # a single one following the template's pattern.
+            endpoint_path, endpoint_method = get_endpoint_from_operationid(
+                endpoint.replace("-", "_")
+            )
+            endpoint_string = endpoint_path + ":" + endpoint_method
+            command = f"{{generate_code_example(curl)|{endpoint_string}|example}}"
+            curl_commands_to_test.append(command)
 
         for line in curl_commands_to_test:
             # To do an end-to-end test on the documentation examples