diff --git a/server/src/chat/transport/matrix/project_rebuild.rs b/server/src/chat/transport/matrix/project_rebuild.rs
index 54ae71e5..0e583f05 100644
--- a/server/src/chat/transport/matrix/project_rebuild.rs
+++ b/server/src/chat/transport/matrix/project_rebuild.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ pub async fn handle_project_rebuild(
     if let Err(e) = docker_stop(&container_name).await {
         crate::slog!("[project-rebuild] stop '{container_name}': {e} (may already be stopped)");
     }
-    if let Err(e) = docker_rm(&container_name).await {
+    if let Err(e) = docker_rm(&container_name).await
+        && !e.contains("No such container")
+    {
         return format!(
             "Rebuild failed at **container remove** step.\n\
              Error: {e}\n\n\