diff --git a/library/roles/redis/tasks/main.yml b/library/roles/redis/tasks/main.yml
index 1103643b..77d5fe1f 100644
--- a/library/roles/redis/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/library/roles/redis/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 - block:
     - name: Stop and disable the Redis service
       service: name=redis-server state=stopped enabled=no
+      ignore_errors: True
 
     - name: Remove the Redis packages
       apt: name={{ redis_server_pkg }} state=absent