diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 067a193..257e22a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static/fonts/Quicksand_Book.otf:
 	rm quicksand.zip
 
 start_s3_storage:
-	test -f teststore/pid && ${MAKE} stop_s3_storage
+	test -f teststore/pid && ${MAKE} stop_s3_storage || true
 	mkdir -p teststore
 	MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=polyphonic_test_key MINIO_SECRET_KEY=polyphonic_secret minio server teststore & echo "$$!" > teststore/pid
 	cat teststore/pid