diff --git a/web3.js/bin/localnet.sh b/web3.js/bin/localnet.sh
index 1caa85467f..8085e7e6ab 100755
--- a/web3.js/bin/localnet.sh
+++ b/web3.js/bin/localnet.sh
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ up)
 down)
   (
     set -x
-    docker stop --time 0 solana-localnet
+    if [[ -n "$(docker ps --filter "name=^solana-localnet$" -q)" ]]; then
+      docker stop --time 0 solana-localnet
+    fi
   )
   ;;
 logs)