diff --git a/cortex-js/package.json b/cortex-js/package.json
index 557a6d8a9..53561b4fa 100644
--- a/cortex-js/package.json
+++ b/cortex-js/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "test:e2e": "jest --config ./test/jest-e2e.json",
     "typeorm": "typeorm-ts-node-esm",
     "build:dev": "npx nest build && chmod +x ./dist/src/command.js && npm link",
-    "postinstall": "cortex init -s"
+    "postinstall": "cortex init -s || true"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@huggingface/gguf": "^0.1.5",