diff --git a/dist/systemd/barrierc@.service.in b/dist/systemd/barrierc@.service.in
index 7f715c05..ed2fc0f1 100644
--- a/dist/systemd/barrierc@.service.in
+++ b/dist/systemd/barrierc@.service.in
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Environment=XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib/barrier/barrier@%i
 # TrustedServers.txt Directory
 Environment=FP_DIR=/var/lib/barrier/barrier@%i/barrier/SSL/Fingerprints
 # Ensure the Fingerprints directory exists
-ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/mkdir -p "${FP_DIR}"
+ExecStartPre=+/usr/bin/mkdir -p "${FP_DIR}"
 
 # This uses openssl commands and grep to get the server's key and 
 # store it in the TrustedServers.txt file. OpenSSL is a requirement
diff --git a/dist/systemd/barriers.service.in b/dist/systemd/barriers.service.in
index 4dc0ee1e..95f46adb 100644
--- a/dist/systemd/barriers.service.in
+++ b/dist/systemd/barriers.service.in
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Environment=XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib/barrier/barrier:24800
 Environment=CERT_DIR=/var/lib/barrier/barrier:24800/barrier/SSL
 
 # Create the certificate directory
-ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/mkdir -p ${CERT_DIR}
+ExecStartPre=+/usr/bin/mkdir -p ${CERT_DIR}
 # Create the Barrier.pem certificate if it doesn't exist
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/sh -c "[ -f ${CERT_DIR}/Barrier.pem ] || openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -subj '/CN=Barrier' -newkey rsa:2048 -text -keyout ${CERT_DIR}/Barrier.pem -out ${CERT_DIR}/Barrier.pem"
 
diff --git a/dist/systemd/barriers@.service.in b/dist/systemd/barriers@.service.in
index 17ec9dca..bf81f6a9 100644
--- a/dist/systemd/barriers@.service.in
+++ b/dist/systemd/barriers@.service.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Environment=XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib/barrier/barrier%i
 Environment=CERT_DIR=/var/lib/barrier/barrier%i/barrier/SSL
 
 # Create the certificate directory
-ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/mkdir -p ${CERT_DIR}
+ExecStartPre=+/usr/bin/mkdir -p ${CERT_DIR}
 # Create the Barrier.pem certificate if it doesn't exist
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/sh -c "[ -f ${CERT_DIR}/Barrier.pem ] || openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -subj '/CN=Barrier' -newkey rsa:2048 -text -keyout ${CERT_DIR}/Barrier.pem -out ${CERT_DIR}/Barrier.pem"