diff --git a/packages/msteams.xml b/packages/msteams.xml
index e632e7be47dd06b8b0a469edf57a101d37c1f92d..fd9983477c1880d7236e0b0da4ab235058d2db66 100755
--- a/packages/msteams.xml
+++ b/packages/msteams.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 
     <remove cmd='msiexec /qn /x {%msi_guid%}' />
     <!-- uninstaller doesn't delete the uninstall key for some reason and yes, even though we install the x64 version the uninstall is x86.  See URL at top for this issue being reported -->
-    <remove cmd='reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{%msi_guid%} /f' />
+    <remove cmd='reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{%msi_guid%} /f'>
+      <exit code="1"/> <!-- don't make wpkg error if key does not exist though -->
+    </remove>
     <remove cmd='cscript %WPKGSOFTWARE%\wpkg\tools\delete-shortcut.js /folder:"Microsoft Teams" ' />
 
   </package>