diff --git a/src/aleph/vm/network/ndp_proxy.py b/src/aleph/vm/network/ndp_proxy.py
index 0af97b7d4..60e73b287 100644
--- a/src/aleph/vm/network/ndp_proxy.py
+++ b/src/aleph/vm/network/ndp_proxy.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from ipaddress import IPv6Network
 from pathlib import Path
+from subprocess import CalledProcessError
 
 from aleph.vm.utils import run_in_subprocess
 
@@ -33,7 +34,11 @@ def __init__(self, host_network_interface: str):
     @staticmethod
     async def _restart_ndppd():
         logger.debug("Restarting ndppd")
-        await run_in_subprocess(["systemctl", "restart", "ndppd"])
+        try:
+            await run_in_subprocess(["systemctl", "restart", "ndppd"])
+        except CalledProcessError as error:
+            logger.error("Failed to restart ndppd: %s", error)
+            # We do not raise the error here, since this should not crash the entire system
 
     async def _update_ndppd_conf(self):
         config = f"proxy {self.host_network_interface} {{\n"