diff --git a/ReleaseBuilder/Resources/debian/postinst-agent b/ReleaseBuilder/Resources/debian/postinst-agent
index 080afc588..d2eb9b720 100644
--- a/ReleaseBuilder/Resources/debian/postinst-agent
+++ b/ReleaseBuilder/Resources/debian/postinst-agent
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-systemctl enable duplicati-agent
-systemctl start duplicati-agent
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+if ! command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Warning: systemctl not found. Service 'duplicati-agent' will not be enabled or started."
+else
+    systemctl enable duplicati-agent || \
+        echo "Warning: Failed to enable duplicati-agent service."
+    systemctl start duplicati-agent || \
+        echo "Warning: Failed to start duplicati-agent service."
+fi
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diff --git a/ReleaseBuilder/Resources/debian/prerm-agent b/ReleaseBuilder/Resources/debian/prerm-agent
index 8cb452bc7..528debfcf 100644
--- a/ReleaseBuilder/Resources/debian/prerm-agent
+++ b/ReleaseBuilder/Resources/debian/prerm-agent
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-systemctl stop duplicati-agent
+systemctl stop duplicati-agent 2>/dev/null || true
 exit 0
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