diff --git a/debian/ngcp-mediaproxy-ng-kernel-dkms.postinst b/debian/ngcp-mediaproxy-ng-kernel-dkms.postinst
index 5ac220670..eb4fd7436 100644
--- a/debian/ngcp-mediaproxy-ng-kernel-dkms.postinst
+++ b/debian/ngcp-mediaproxy-ng-kernel-dkms.postinst
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ if [ "x${isadded}" = "x" ] ; then
 fi
 
 if [ "$1" = 'configure' ] ; then
-	dkms build -m "$name" -v "$version" && dkms install -m "$name" -v "$version" || true
+        dkms build -m "$name" -v "$version" && dkms install -m "$name" -v "$version" || true
 
-	# try to start the daemon
-	/etc/init.d/ngcp-mediaproxy-ng-daemon start || true
+        # try to start the daemon
+        if [ -x /etc/init.d/ngcp-mediaproxy-ng-daemon ] ; then
+                /etc/init.d/ngcp-mediaproxy-ng-daemon start || true
+        fi
 fi
 
 #DEBHELPER#