diff --git a/lib/sphinx/integration/helper.rb b/lib/sphinx/integration/helper.rb
index 9846bc6..0a84222 100644
--- a/lib/sphinx/integration/helper.rb
+++ b/lib/sphinx/integration/helper.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def index(online = true)
 
     def rebuild
       with_updates_lock do
-        stop
+        stop rescue nil
         configure
         copy_config
         remove_indexes