diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 1322dda28..4beb2396c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ EXTRA_DIST = strongswan.conf
 
 install-exec-local :	
 		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}" || $(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)"
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/strongswan.conf" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -m 640 strongswan.conf $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/strongswan.conf
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/strongswan.conf" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -m 640 strongswan.conf $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/strongswan.conf || true
diff --git a/src/starter/Makefile.am b/src/starter/Makefile.am
index 3a8a31390..e6346a585 100644
--- a/src/starter/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/starter/Makefile.am
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ defs.o:		$(PLUTODIR)/defs.c $(PLUTODIR)/defs.h
 		$(COMPILE) -c -o $@ $<
 
 install-exec-local :	
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d"
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/cacerts" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/cacerts"
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/ocspcerts" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/ocspcerts"
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/certs" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/certs"
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/acerts" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/acerts"
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/aacerts" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/aacerts"
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/crls" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/crls"
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/reqs" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/reqs"
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/private" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d -m 750 "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/private"
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.conf" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -m 644 ipsec.conf $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.conf
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d" || true
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/cacerts" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/cacerts" || true
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/ocspcerts" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/ocspcerts" || true
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/certs" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/certs" || true
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/acerts" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/acerts" || true
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/aacerts" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/aacerts" || true
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/crls" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/crls" || true
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/reqs" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/reqs" || true
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/private" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d -m 750 "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/private" || true
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.conf" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -m 644 ipsec.conf $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.conf || true