diff --git a/system-config/cleanup.sh b/system-config/cleanup.sh
index a7d35df..fe99548 100755
--- a/system-config/cleanup.sh
+++ b/system-config/cleanup.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 setxkbmap -option
-killall xbindkeys > /dev/null 2>&1
+# force command to run silently and report true
+killall xbindkeys > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 # rm /tmp/kinto/caret