diff --git a/src/firewheel_repo_linux/ubuntu/ubuntu/vm_resources/stop_apt_daily.sh b/src/firewheel_repo_linux/ubuntu/ubuntu/vm_resources/stop_apt_daily.sh
index 4422f22..71c6b51 100644
--- a/src/firewheel_repo_linux/ubuntu/ubuntu/vm_resources/stop_apt_daily.sh
+++ b/src/firewheel_repo_linux/ubuntu/ubuntu/vm_resources/stop_apt_daily.sh
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ systemctl status apt-daily.service
 systemctl status apt-daily.timer
 
 echo "Killing running apt processes"
-pkill -f -9 '/apt/apt.systemd' -e
-pkill -f -9 '/usr/bin/unattended-upgrade' -e
+pkill -f -9 '/apt/apt.systemd' -e || true
+pkill -f -9 '/usr/bin/unattended-upgrade' -e || true
+
+exit 0