diff --git a/weave b/weave
index ab269d76..04e14be2 100755
--- a/weave
+++ b/weave
@@ -1713,8 +1713,12 @@ plugin_disabled() {
     [ -n "$WEAVE_NO_PLUGIN" ] || ! check_docker_server_api_version 1.21
 }
 
+warn_plugin_active() {
+    echo "WARNING: docker may hang in this state; re-launch weave and remove attached containers before shutting down" >&2
+}
+
 stop_plugin() {
-    util_op remove-plugin-network weave
+    util_op remove-plugin-network weave || warn_plugin_active
     stop $PLUGIN_CONTAINER_NAME "Plugin"
 }
 
@@ -2150,8 +2154,7 @@ EOF
         ;;
     reset)
         [ $# -eq 0 ] || usage
-        plugin_disabled || util_op remove-plugin-network weave || \
-            echo "WARNING: docker may hang in this state; re-launch weave and remove attached containers before shutting down" >&2
+        plugin_disabled || util_op remove-plugin-network weave || warn_plugin_active
         warn_if_stopping_proxy_in_env
         call_weave DELETE /peer >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
         for NAME in $PLUGIN_CONTAINER_NAME $CONTAINER_NAME $PROXY_CONTAINER_NAME ; do