diff --git a/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml b/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
index f4d0e8bb61..71a0f85a9d 100644
--- a/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
+++ b/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
   - name: tell nagios to shush
     action: nagios action=downtime minutes=60 service=host host=$inventory_hostname
     delegate_to: noc01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+    ignore_errors: true
 
   - name: echo-y
     action: command /sbin/halt -p
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
   - name: tell nagios to shush
     action: nagios action=downtime minutes=60 service=host host=$inventory_hostname
     delegate_to: noc01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+    ignore_errors: true
 
   - name: halt -r the $target
     action: command /sbin/reboot