diff --git a/rakefile b/rakefile
index bdeeb6b09d..a78e835b45 100644
--- a/rakefile
+++ b/rakefile
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ task :package do
         chown -R makeitso:makeitso #{INSTALL_DIR_PATH}
         chmod +x #{INSTALL_DIR_PATH}/collect_static_resources
 
-        service gunicorn stop
+        service gunicorn stop || echo "Unable to stop gunicorn. Continuing"
         rm -f #{LINK_PATH}
         ln -s #{INSTALL_DIR_PATH} #{LINK_PATH}
         chown makeitso:makeitso #{LINK_PATH}