diff --git a/mongodb-org-3/tasks/mongodb.yml b/mongodb-org-3/tasks/mongodb.yml
index 2524e6d3..8fb09895 100644
--- a/mongodb-org-3/tasks/mongodb.yml
+++ b/mongodb-org-3/tasks/mongodb.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - name: Ensure mongod is stopped and disabled
   service: name=mongod state=stopped enabled=no
   when: ( mongodb_start_server is defined ) and ( mongodb_start_server == 'no' ) and ( mongodb_install_conf )
+  ignore_errors: True
   tags: mongodb
 
 - name: Install the mongodb apt key