diff --git a/recipes/symfony/framework-bundle/manifest.json b/recipes/symfony/framework-bundle/manifest.json
index aff0de12..a35f6086 100644
--- a/recipes/symfony/framework-bundle/manifest.json
+++ b/recipes/symfony/framework-bundle/manifest.json
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
     },
     "makefile": [
         "cache-clear:",
-        "\t@bin/console cache:clear --no-warmup",
+        "\t@test -f bin/console && bin/console cache:clear --no-warmup || rm -rf var/cache/*",
         ".PHONY: cache-clear",
         "cache-warmup: cache-clear",
-        "\t@bin/console cache:warmup",
+        "\t@test -f bin/console && bin/console cache:warmup || echo "cannot warmup the cache (needs symfony/console)"",
         ".PHONY: cache-warmup",
         "serve:",
         "\t@echo \"\\033[32;49mServer listening on http://127.0.0.1:8000\\033[39m\"",