diff --git a/Vagrant/scripts/install-inputsconf.ps1 b/Vagrant/scripts/install-inputsconf.ps1
index b0c6969..2dcd282 100755
--- a/Vagrant/scripts/install-inputsconf.ps1
+++ b/Vagrant/scripts/install-inputsconf.ps1
@@ -8,24 +8,30 @@ $targetContent = get-content c:\vagrant\resources\splunk_forwarder\inputs.conf
 
 if ($currentContent -ne $targetContent)
 {
-    Write-Host "Stopping the Splunk forwarder"
-    Stop-Service splunkforwarder
+  Write-Host "Stopping the Splunk forwarder"
+  try {
+    Stop-Service splunkforwarder -ErrorAction Stop
+  } catch {
+    Write-Host "Failed to stop SplunkForwarder. Trying again..."
+    Set-Location "C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder\bin"
+    & ".\splunk.exe" "stop"
+  }
 
-    Write-Host "Deleting the default configuration"
-    Remove-Item $inputsPath
+  Write-Host "Deleting the default configuration"
+  Remove-Item $inputsPath
 
-    Write-Host "Copying over the custom configuration"
-    Copy-Item c:\vagrant\resources\splunk_forwarder\inputs.conf $inputsPath
+  Write-Host "Copying over the custom configuration"
+  Copy-Item c:\vagrant\resources\splunk_forwarder\inputs.conf $inputsPath
 
-    Write-Host "Starting the Splunk forwarder"
-    Start-Service splunkforwarder
+  Write-Host "Starting the Splunk forwarder"
+  Start-Service splunkforwarder
 }
 else
 {
-    Write-Host "Splunk forwarder already configured. Moving on."
+  Write-Host "Splunk forwarder already configured. Moving on."
 }
 If ((Get-Service -name splunkforwarder).Status -ne "Running")
 {
-    throw "splunkforwarder service was not running."
+  throw "splunkforwarder service was not running."
 }
 Write-Host "Splunk forwarder installation complete!"