diff --git a/src/frontend.rs b/src/frontend.rs
index 89ab60f..d0bb1ed 100644
--- a/src/frontend.rs
+++ b/src/frontend.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ impl FrontendAdapter {
         #[cfg(unix)]
         log::debug!("remove socket: {:?}", socket_path);
         #[cfg(unix)]
-        std::fs::remove_file(&socket_path).unwrap();
+        if socket_path.exists() {
+            std::fs::remove_file(&socket_path).unwrap();
+        }
         #[cfg(unix)]
         let listener = UnixListener::bind(&socket_path)?;