diff --git a/contrib/ansible/roles/flannel/handlers/main.yml b/contrib/ansible/roles/flannel/handlers/main.yml
index e64c241cec4..3806466280a 100644
--- a/contrib/ansible/roles/flannel/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/contrib/ansible/roles/flannel/handlers/main.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@
 
 - name: start docker
   service: name=docker state=started
+  # This might fail if docker isn't installed yet
+  ignore_errors: yes