diff --git a/btcpay-down.sh b/btcpay-down.sh
index 0bfde1c..0249fab 100755
--- a/btcpay-down.sh
+++ b/btcpay-down.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 . /etc/profile.d/btcpay-env.sh
 
 cd "`dirname $BTCPAY_ENV_FILE`"
-docker-compose -f $BTCPAY_DOCKER_COMPOSE down -t "${COMPOSE_HTTP_TIMEOUT:-180}"
+if ! docker-compose -f $BTCPAY_DOCKER_COMPOSE down -t "${COMPOSE_HTTP_TIMEOUT:-180}" 2>/dev/null; then
+    docker-compose -f $BTCPAY_DOCKER_COMPOSE down
+fi