diff --git a/nfpm/zrok-agent.service b/nfpm/zrok-agent.service
index aa80488a..71ac298c 100644
--- a/nfpm/zrok-agent.service
+++ b/nfpm/zrok-agent.service
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ After=network-online.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 UMask=0007
-ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/env rm %h/.zrok/agent.socket
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/env rm --force %h/.zrok/agent.socket
 ExecStart=/opt/openziti/bin/zrok agent start
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=3