diff --git a/livesupport/etc/debian/livesupport-station.preinst b/livesupport/etc/debian/livesupport-station.preinst
index 895a3b571..7519415e7 100644
--- a/livesupport/etc/debian/livesupport-station.preinst
+++ b/livesupport/etc/debian/livesupport-station.preinst
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ case "$1" in
 
         if [ "$1" = "upgrade" ]; then
             if command -v invoke-rc.d >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-                invoke-rc.d livesupport-station stop
-                invoke-rc.d livesupport-station kill
+                invoke-rc.d livesupport-station stop || true
+                invoke-rc.d livesupport-station kill || true
             else
-                /etc/init.d/livesupport-station stop
-                /etc/init.d/livesupport-station kill
+                /etc/init.d/livesupport-station stop || true
+                /etc/init.d/livesupport-station kill || true
             fi
         fi
     ;;
diff --git a/livesupport/etc/debian/livesupport-station.prerm b/livesupport/etc/debian/livesupport-station.prerm
index 23e75ec7a..83b0d9131 100644
--- a/livesupport/etc/debian/livesupport-station.prerm
+++ b/livesupport/etc/debian/livesupport-station.prerm
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ case "$1" in
     remove|upgrade|deconfigure)
         # stop and remove the livesupport scheduler daemon
         if command -v invoke-rc.d >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-            invoke-rc.d livesupport-station stop
-            invoke-rc.d livesupport-station kill
+            invoke-rc.d livesupport-station stop || true
+            invoke-rc.d livesupport-station kill || true
         else
-            /etc/init.d/livesupport-station stop
-            /etc/init.d/livesupport-station kill
+            /etc/init.d/livesupport-station stop || true
+            /etc/init.d/livesupport-station kill || true
         fi
         ;;
     failed-upgrade)