diff --git a/update/opnsense-update.sh.in b/update/opnsense-update.sh.in
index 6ffe820..8589e4b 100755
--- a/update/opnsense-update.sh.in
+++ b/update/opnsense-update.sh.in
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ if [ "${DO_PKGS}" = "-p" -a -z "${DO_UPGRADE}${DO_SIZE}" ]; then
 			recover_origin ${CORE}
 		elif ! diff -uq ${WORKDIR}/${PRODUCT}.conf ${ORIGIN}; then
 			# rerun sync before there are any complaints
-			${PKG} update ${DO_FORCE}
+			${PKG} update ${DO_FORCE} || true
 		fi
 		${PKG} autoremove -y
 		${PKG} check -yda