diff --git a/autodeploy/setup.sh b/autodeploy/setup.sh
index af7805e..fbcfe7b 100755
--- a/autodeploy/setup.sh
+++ b/autodeploy/setup.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ echo "pixi install"
 
 
 # create .pyc files to speed up first run
-"$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pixi" run python -c 'print("python ran once")'
+"$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pixi" run python -c 'print("python ran once")' || true
 "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pixi" run ipython -c 'print("ipython ran once")' || true