diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 949906e26..3bcf6d29c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -158,8 +158,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install wheel pytest pytest-cov nvidia-pyindex
-          python -m pip install torch==1.10.0+cu111 -f https://download.pytorch.org/whl/torch_stable.html
-          python -m pip install git+https://github.com/HazyResearch/flash-attention.git
+          {
+            python -m pip install torch==1.10.0+cu111 -f https://download.pytorch.org/whl/torch_stable.html
+            python -m pip install git+https://github.com/HazyResearch/flash-attention.git
+          } || {
+            echo "flash attention was not installed."
+          }
           pip install -e "client/[test]"
           pip install -e "server/[tensorrt]"
       - name: Test