diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/adjust-php-fpm-services b/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/adjust-php-fpm-services
index 2c7fa60..a3237c3 100644
--- a/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/adjust-php-fpm-services
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/adjust-php-fpm-services
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 use esmith::ConfigDB;
+use esmith::util;
 
 my $c = esmith::ConfigDB->open_ro || die "Couldn't open the configuration database\n";
 my @fpms = qw(
@@ -16,12 +17,11 @@ my @fpms = qw(
 # so if we move a pool from one version to another, we won't have a socket conflict
 
 foreach my $fpm (@fpms){
-  my $service = $c->get($fpm);
   esmith::util::serviceControl(
       NAME => $fpm,
       ACTION => 'stop',
       BACKGROUND => 'false')
-  or die "Unable to stop $fpm\n";
+  or warn "Unable to stop $fpm\n";
 }
 
 foreach my $fpm (@fpms){