diff --git a/eth0 b/eth0
index 8732488..adc5227 100644
--- a/eth0
+++ b/eth0
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ auto eth0
 
 # TODO: switch back to iptables-persistent once it re-enters testing
 iface eth0 inet dhcp
-	pre-up iptables-restore < /etc/iptables/rules.v4
-	pre-up ip6tables-restore < /etc/iptables/rules.v6
+	pre-up iptables-restore < /etc/iptables/rules.v4 || true
+	pre-up ip6tables-restore < /etc/iptables/rules.v6 || true