diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/vsphere/builders/PowerOff.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/vsphere/builders/PowerOff.java
index 75cc6e47..3bfc082a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/vsphere/builders/PowerOff.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/vsphere/builders/PowerOff.java
@@ -43,11 +43,19 @@ public class PowerOff extends VSphereBuildStep implements SimpleBuildStep {
 	private final boolean evenIfSuspended;
     private final boolean shutdownGracefully;
 
+
+	private final boolean ignoreIfNotExists;
+
 	@DataBoundConstructor
-	public PowerOff( final String vm, final boolean evenIfSuspended, final boolean shutdownGracefully) throws VSphereException {
+	public PowerOff( final String vm, final boolean evenIfSuspended, final boolean shutdownGracefully, final boolean ignoreIfNotExists) throws VSphereException {
 		this.vm = vm;
 		this.evenIfSuspended = evenIfSuspended;
         this.shutdownGracefully = shutdownGracefully;
+        this.ignoreIfNotExists = ignoreIfNotExists;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isIgnoreIfNotExists() {
+		return ignoreIfNotExists;
 	}
 
 	public boolean isEvenIfSuspended() {
@@ -118,12 +126,17 @@ private boolean powerOff(final Run<?, ?> run, Launcher launcher, final TaskListe
 
 		VSphereLogger.vsLogger(jLogger, "Shutting Down VM " + expandedVm + "...");
         VirtualMachine vsphereVm = vsphere.getVmByName(expandedVm);
-        if (vsphereVm == null) {
+        if (vsphereVm == null && !ignoreIfNotExists) {
             throw new RuntimeException(Messages.validation_notFound("vm " + expandedVm));
         }
-		vsphere.powerOffVm( vsphereVm, evenIfSuspended, shutdownGracefully);
 
-		VSphereLogger.vsLogger(jLogger, "Successfully shutdown \""+expandedVm+"\"");
+        if (vsphereVm != null) {
+			vsphere.powerOffVm(vsphereVm, evenIfSuspended, shutdownGracefully);
+
+			VSphereLogger.vsLogger(jLogger, "Successfully shutdown \"" + expandedVm + "\"");
+		} else {
+			VSphereLogger.vsLogger(jLogger, "Does not exists, BUT ignore it! \"" + expandedVm + "\"");
+		}
 
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/org/jenkinsci/plugins/vsphere/builders/PowerOff/config.jelly b/src/main/resources/org/jenkinsci/plugins/vsphere/builders/PowerOff/config.jelly
index 294bf44a..86799e4a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/org/jenkinsci/plugins/vsphere/builders/PowerOff/config.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/org/jenkinsci/plugins/vsphere/builders/PowerOff/config.jelly
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 	<f:entry title="${%Shutdown gracefully?}" field="shutdownGracefully">
 	    <f:checkbox  />
 	</f:entry>
+	<f:entry title="${%ignore If Not Exists?}" field="ignoreIfNotExists">
+	    <f:checkbox  />
+	</f:entry>
 
 	<f:validateButton title="${%Check Data}" progress="${%Testing...}" method="testData" with="serverName,vm"/>
 </j:jelly>