diff --git a/pidfile.go b/pidfile.go
index bade76f..df9b965 100644
--- a/pidfile.go
+++ b/pidfile.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func (p *PIDFile) Acquire() error {
 }
 
 // Release removes the PID file.
+// Returns nil if the PID file does not exist.
 //
 // Example:
 //
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ func (p *PIDFile) Acquire() error {
 func (p *PIDFile) Release() error {
 	p.mu.Lock()
 	defer p.mu.Unlock()
+	if !coreio.Local.Exists(p.path) {
+		return nil
+	}
 	if err := coreio.Local.Delete(p.path); err != nil {
 		return core.E("pidfile.release", "failed to remove PID file", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pidfile_test.go b/pidfile_test.go
index abdfa29..a35c9cb 100644
--- a/pidfile_test.go
+++ b/pidfile_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ func TestPIDFile_Path_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/test.pid", pid.Path())
 }
 
+func TestPIDFile_Release_MissingIsNoop(t *testing.T) {
+	pidPath := core.JoinPath(t.TempDir(), "absent.pid")
+	pid := NewPIDFile(pidPath)
+	require.NoError(t, pid.Release())
+}
+
 func TestReadPID_Missing_Bad(t *testing.T) {
 	pid, running := ReadPID("/nonexistent/path.pid")
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, pid)
diff --git a/registry.go b/registry.go
index 0c091c4..76d0247 100644
--- a/registry.go
+++ b/registry.go
@@ -88,10 +88,11 @@ func (r *Registry) Register(entry DaemonEntry) error {
 //
 //	_ = reg.Unregister("app", "serve")
 func (r *Registry) Unregister(code, daemon string) error {
-	if err := coreio.Local.Delete(r.entryPath(code, daemon)); err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return nil
-		}
+	path := r.entryPath(code, daemon)
+	if !coreio.Local.Exists(path) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err := coreio.Local.Delete(path); err != nil {
 		return coreerr.E("Registry.Unregister", "failed to delete entry file", err)
 	}
 	return nil