diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/service/delete.go b/pkg/kn/commands/service/delete.go
index 77f39316c4..161c76d39d 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/service/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/service/delete.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func NewServiceDeleteCommand(p *commands.KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if len(args) < 1 {
-				return errors.New("requires the service name.")
+				return errors.New("requires the service name")
 			}
 
 			namespace, err := p.GetNamespace(cmd)
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ func NewServiceDeleteCommand(p *commands.KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 			for _, name := range args {
 				err = client.DeleteService(name)
 				if err != nil {
-					return err
+					fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "%s.\n", err)
+				} else {
+					fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Service '%s' successfully deleted in namespace '%s'.\n", name, namespace)
 				}
-				fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Service '%s' successfully deleted in namespace '%s'.\n", name, namespace)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/test/e2e/service_test.go b/test/e2e/service_test.go
index fc854e508c..4c5d2b02b6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/service_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/service_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ func TestService(t *testing.T) {
 		test.serviceDelete(t, "hello")
 		test.serviceDeleteNonexistent(t, "hello")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("delete two services with a service nonexistent", func(t *testing.T) {
+		test.serviceCreate(t, "hello")
+		test.serviceMultipleDelete(t, []string{"hello123", "hello"})
+	})
 }
 
 func (test *e2eTest) serviceCreateDuplicate(t *testing.T, serviceName string) {
@@ -69,8 +74,24 @@ func (test *e2eTest) serviceDeleteNonexistent(t *testing.T, serviceName string)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.Check(t, !strings.Contains(out, serviceName), "The service exists")
 
-	_, err = test.kn.RunWithOpts([]string{"service", "delete", serviceName}, runOpts{NoNamespace: false, AllowError: true})
+	out, err = test.kn.RunWithOpts([]string{"service", "delete", serviceName}, runOpts{NoNamespace: false, AllowError: true})
 
 	expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(`services.serving.knative.dev "%s" not found`, serviceName)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, expectedErr)
+	assert.Check(t, strings.Contains(out, expectedErr), "Failed to get 'not found' error")
+}
+
+func (test *e2eTest) serviceMultipleDelete(t *testing.T, serviceName []string) {
+	existService := serviceName[1]
+	nonexistService := serviceName[0]
+	out, err := test.kn.RunWithOpts([]string{"service", "list", existService}, runOpts{NoNamespace: false})
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Check(t, strings.Contains(out, existService), "The service not exists")
+	assert.Check(t, !strings.Contains(out, nonexistService), "The service exists")
+
+	out, err = test.kn.RunWithOpts([]string{"service", "delete", serviceName[0], serviceName[1]}, runOpts{NoNamespace: false, AllowError: true})
+
+	expectedSuccess := fmt.Sprintf(`Service '%s' successfully deleted in namespace '%s'.`, existService, test.kn.namespace)
+	expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(`services.serving.knative.dev "%s" not found`, nonexistService)
+	assert.Check(t, strings.Contains(out, expectedSuccess), "Failed to get 'successfully deleted' message")
+	assert.Check(t, strings.Contains(out, expectedErr), "Failed to get 'not found' error")
 }