diff --git a/roles/lmn_vm/files/upload-vm.sh b/roles/lmn_vm/files/upload-vm.sh
index d028305..5b66b14 100755
--- a/roles/lmn_vm/files/upload-vm.sh
+++ b/roles/lmn_vm/files/upload-vm.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ upload_image() {
         echo "File not found ${VM_NAME}.xml" >&2
         exit 1
     fi
-    sudo -u lmnsynci /usr/local/bin/vmimage-torrent stop "${VM_NAME}.qcow2"
+    sudo -u lmnsynci /usr/local/bin/vmimage-torrent stop "${VM_NAME}.qcow2" || echo "VMImage-torrent not running"
     # link private VM-Diskimage to system-Dir
     if [[ -f "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.qcow2" \
           &&   ( -f "/lmn/vm/${VM_NAME}.qcow2" && ("${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.qcow2" -nt "/lmn/vm/${VM_NAME}.qcow2") \