diff --git a/profiwiki/docker.py b/profiwiki/docker.py
index 8326e6c..079b86b 100644
--- a/profiwiki/docker.py
+++ b/profiwiki/docker.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 @author: wf
 '''
 from mwdocker.docker import DockerContainer
+from python_on_whales import DockerException
 import tempfile
 
 class ProfiWikiContainer():
@@ -83,5 +84,9 @@ def install_fontawesome(self):
         # make executable
         self.dc.container.execute(["chmod","+x",script_path])
         self.dc.container.execute([script_path],tty=True)
-        self.dc.container.execute(["service","apache2","restart"])
+        try:
+            self.dc.container.execute(["service","apache2","restart"])
+        except DockerException as e:
+            if not e.return_code==143:
+                raise e
         pass