diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fab6991..2fb92a8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	find . -name *.pyc -delete
 	rm -rf .tox
 	rm -rf tests/charms/builds/*
-	lxc list test- --format=json|jq '.[]["name"]'| xargs lxc delete --force
+	lxc list test- --format=json|jq '.[]["name"]'| xargs lxc delete --force || true
 .tox:
 	tox -r --notest
 test: lint